Presentation: A new approach to outsourcing
Blaine Rummel from AFSCME and In The Public Interest showed out effective messaging can bolster support for the public sector and heighten opposition to “out-sourcing,” as the best term to categorize privatization efforts. Blaine explained in the United States context that messaging matters and registered voters are generally supportive of public services and public sector unions especially when “out-sourcing” threatens accountability, transparency, and democratic control over public services.
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