The fourth issue of "The Future is Public" is out - a KPTU & PPIP magazine

The fourth issue of "The Future is Public" is out - a KPTU & PPIP magazine

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Organised by the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union (KPTU) and its research arm, the Public Policy Institute for People (PPIP), this publication aims to highlight a growing global trend of (re)municipalisation and various efforts and strategies adopted by trade unions and social movements to strengthen public services including energy, health care and transport.

This issue of The Future is Public brings you the debates and discussions from the International Symposium on Public Renewable Energy. It features the views and presentations of several speakers, including Sean Sweeney, coordinator at Trade Unions for Energy Democracy; Patrick Robbins from the New York Energy Democracy Alliance; and Ryan Morrison from the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). Rich in data and analysis, their contributions highlight the importance of public renewable energy and the cross-border struggles to reclaim it.

The issue also showcases the determined fight of the Mexican Electrical Workers’ Union (SME) for energy sovereignty and a democratic energy future. SME has long advocated for the re-nationalisation of the electricity industry, the recognition of energy as a human right, and the implementation of a just and democratic energy transition.

In addition to the main articles, there are various sectoral articles on Health, Pension, and Transport. One such article offers an urgent reflection on South Korea’s healthcare crisis, as the commodification of care reaches a critical breaking point. The issue also carries book and movie reviews.

Public Renewable Energy

  •  Learning the Importance of a Public Pathway and Global Currents for Just Transition: International Symposium on Public Renewable Energy

  • The Mexican Electricians' Union and the Struggle for the Public Power Sector

  • TUED South Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Workers' International Solidarity for a Just Energy Transition

Health

  • A Movement for Making Good Public Hospitals in South Korea: Why Do We Need It and What Should We Do about It?

Pension

  • Yoon Government’s Pension Reform: Making the National Pension Worse

Transport

  • Legislative Developments on Mobility Rights in Spain and France: Implications for South Korea and Its Framework Act on Transportation

  • European Railways Now: Report on site visits to railways in the UK, France and Germany

Reviews

  • Book Review: Reading Chizuko Ueno’s Sociology of Care: Searching for the Public’s Role in Care

  • Film review: Plan 75 - Only dignified life makes dignified death possible

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