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Below you will find information relating to the International Conference on New Forms of Privatization sponsored by the Public Services Foundation of Canada and the National Union of Public and General Employees. The conference was held in Ottawa from October 28 to October 31. You will find links to stories about the conference, as well as the presentations made by the invited speakers.
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Stories
International Conference on New Forms of Privatization kicks off
Speaker Presentations
Dexter Whitfiled, Director, European Services Strategy Unit, Adjunct Association Professor, Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre, University of Adelaide
Making it Public: Evidence and Action Against Privatization
Joan Jessome, President, Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU/NUPGE)
Nova Scotia’s Outsourcing of SAP Services to IBM
Randy Robinson, Political Economist, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE)
Running a Public Service like a Business: Ontario’s Ornge Fiasco
Patti Markland, Chair, Developmental Services Sector, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE)
Passport and the Privatization of Ontario Developmental Services
Andrew McNeill, National Representative, National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)
Other New Forms of Privatization
Debi Daviau, President, Professional Institute of the Public Service
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada video, Better Together
Larry Brown, National Secretary-Treasurer, National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)
The Privatization Industry at the Provincial Level
Jordana Feist, Senior Research Officer, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
Privatization in the Municipal Sector
Cat Hobbs, founder of UK-based We Own It
Presentation Video
Jane Carter, Labour Economist III, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
Andy Pedersen, National Representative, National Union of Public and General Employees
Privatization: Framing the Message and Choosing Language
David Vipond, Director of Negotiations and Human Resources, B.C. Government Employees' Union (BCGEU/NUPGE)
A Historical Perspective: Collective Bargaining and Privatization
James Clancy, National President, National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)
Fighting Privatization at the Bargaining Table and in the Community