We do research on the impact of privatisation on public services (especially water, energy, waste and health care), renationalisation and remunicipalisation.
Joined June 2018
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Vera Weghmann from the PSIRU team is featured on dispatches tonight (8pm) in a documentary on recycling and waste incineration.
8 Mar 2021
On tonight: happy to be featured in Dispatches Channel 4 BBC documentary on recycling and waste incineration (tonight at 8pm). Here a link to the trailer: x.com/C4Dispa.../status/1368…...
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We spend 3 days with TUED and many dedicated & fighting trade unionists in New York thinking through policy related content for climate justice. Our planet is burning and we need to find urgent solutions! Public ownership is a key tool to achieve climate justice.
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Just in time for the Climate Strike tomorrow: Our new energy report is out. Learn how taking the energy system back into public ownership for the common good of society can deliver clean, affordable energy and democratic control to the people.
19 Sep 2019
Liberalisation has failed, in the past 10 years prices have skyrocketed, jobs have been lost and public monopolies have been replaced by private cartels. Our new report tries to explain why & provide answers on the even of climate actions epsu.org/article/going-publi… #JustTransition
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19 Sep 2019
Liberalisation has failed, in the past 10 years prices have skyrocketed, jobs have been lost and public monopolies have been replaced by private cartels. Our new report tries to explain why & provide answers on the even of climate actions epsu.org/article/going-publi… #JustTransition
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Nessim Achouche from @rosaluxstiftung on the need for a democrac controlled public energy system and political education on climate change at @TUED_global in Manchester
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At Trade Unions for Energy Democracy meeting in Manchester. It’s essential to embrace public ownership to achieve decarbonisation goals @TUED_global @EPSUnions
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10 Jul 2019
Manchester: Panel on EU energy policy. Vera Weghmann from @PSIRU1 presents a future report explaining the failures of liberalisation of the energy market in Europe. @TUED_global @GUENGL @EPSUnions @TNInstitute @foeeurope #EnergyTransition #JustTransition
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Prof. David Hall from PSIRU is in today's 'Reason to Be Cheerful' podcast by Ed Miliband. Listen here to BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: the case for social ownership. (David is on 17-37 min) bit.ly/2Ydc8k7 @PSIglobalunion @EPSUnions @TNInstitute @We_OwnIt @Andreas_Bieler
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Event begins with heartbreaking soundtrack of children in detention crying for their parents.. #FamiliesBelongTogether #ClassroomsNotCages
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18 Jun 2019
Diversity Interest Group: Annual Conference: eventbrite.co.uk/e/diversity…
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4 Jun 2019
Just chaired inspiring @right2energy coalition workshop. What would a people’s energy transition look like? Great inputs from VeraWeghmann @PSIRU1 on impact of liberalisation & Sean Sweeney on energy democracy. @EPSUnions @EAPNEurope
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At the EPSU congress: Great panel discussion with Cat Hobbs from @We_OwnIt Bjorn Pettersen from @fagforbundet and Myriam Planas from Enginyeria Sense Fronteres on how to win the battle for quality public services
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great video by we own it explaining why the UK should renationalise the energy grid
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We urgently need integrated waste management systems to deal with waste in a way that is not harmful to the health and safety of workers and communities. A new PSIRU report for @PSIglobalunion on waste management in Africa will be out soon - stay tuned. bit.ly/2HkHqzA
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Great to see that @UKLabour are announcing plans to bring energy networks into public ownership! Huge!
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15 May 2019
🔥FIGHTING OUTSOURCING & DEFENDING WORKER RIGHTS🔥
22 MAY // 6:15PM @ WESTMINSTER
Join @johnmcdonnellMP @MoyerLee @maritzacalle12 & others to talk about how outsourcing is used to undermine worker rights & what the IWGB is doing to fight back.
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13 May 2019
Emanuelle Lobino @PSIRU1 describes need for #bindingtreaty to UK Parliamentarians on how corporations abuse the Human Right to Water in Indonesia #stopcorporateimpunity
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Dr. Emanuele Lobina will speak today at a UK Parliamentary Briefing on a proposed UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights. A Binding Treaty would give primacy to the human right to water over corporate profits. @PSIglobalunion @EPSUnions
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Today, we're launching our blueprint for 21st century public ownership. @johnmcdonnellMP has described the report as "brilliant".😊
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8 May 2019
Solidarity with Uber drivers who are on strike today. Reminder to everyone to not cross the digital picket line (don't use Uber today) #ubershutdown. Uber's founder stands to personally gain $9 billion. Uber drivers on average earn £5 per hour - so below the minimum wage.
8 May 2019
💥 UBER STRIKE 💥 TODAY 💥 7AM-4PM 💥
👎DON'T cross the digital picket line
👍DO Join the protests around the UK
👉London 1pm - 2 Leman St, E1 8FA
👉Birmingham 1pm -100 Broad St, B15 1AE
👉Nottingham 1pm - King Edward Court Unit C, NG1 1EL
👉Glasgow 2pm - 69 Buchanan St, G1 3HL
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