UNISON will promote ‘public interest test’ to combat outsourcing

UNISON will continue to campaign against outsourcing and privatisation of public services ­– and will promote the use of a “public interest test” when outsourcing is proposed.
Opening the debate on stopping outsourcing and protecting members at the union’s national delegate conference, Mark Fisher for the executive s and /privatisation agenda.
Speakers also raised the issue of the Private Finance Initiative, which “continues to drain the public sector of funds, with an estimated bill of £222bn over the next 30 years to the taxpayer.”
The motion committed the NEC to a series of actions, including:

continued promotion of the union’s branch guidance on stopping privatisation;
continued working with sister unions across the EU to press for Europe-wide protection for public services.

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Source: UNISON Health care news - June 23, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article national delegate conference 2016 National Delegates Conference NDC NDC16 outsourcing privatisation Source Type: news