by SG News Staff
from the Vancouver Observer
from the National Union of Public and General Employees
The recent raid of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) by police investigating concerns about the public-private partnership project to build a hospital is a reminder of the seamy side of privatization.
by Eric Draitser
As much of Latin America braces itself for the possibility of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's death, observers around the world would do well to note the stark contrasts that exist within the region. On the one hand, there are the ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) countries, united by Chavez in their rejection of US imperialism and neoliberal capitalism. On the other hand, there are those countries which are still very much living under the hegemony of the United States. In El Salvador, this means subservience to Washington and international investors who seek nothing less than total control of that nation's economic destiny. This attempt at economic monopolization can be summed up with one word: privatization. It is precisely this strategy with all the union-busting, wage gouging, and propaganda disinformation that it entails, that is rearing its ugly head in El Salvador.
from the Hinton Parklander
Parks Canada is in the process of handing over operations at Miette Hot Springs near Jasper, Alberta to a private company by as early as May this year. Plans proceed for management of Banff Upper Hot Springs in southern Alberta and Radium Hot Springs in BC's Kootenay National Park to be handed over to private operators as well, according to the Hinton Parklander.
from the Canadian Federation of Students
Graduate students are disappointed with a decision by the Liberal government to spend $8.4 million to fund private-sector internships through the Mitacs Accelerate program. The funding announced today will go to a program that funds applied research almost exclusively in the private, for-profit sector to address "business research challenges."
by SGNews Staff
from the StarPhoenix
from the The American Federation of Government Employees
After close to one year of lobbying efforts and a public campaign, the American Federation of Government Employees — the union for airport transportation safety workers in the US — applauded the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Jan. 7 for rescinding the decision to privatize airport screeners.
