[lbo-talk] Privatization of water

BrownBingb at aol.com BrownBingb at aol.com
Thu Apr 3 20:43:31 PST 2003



> >The city of Augusta, Ga., for example, says it has saved $3 million a year
> >since it handed over the management of its waste water treatment plant
> >to OMI in 2000. But Sawicky says the public loses trust when big deals
> >fail, such as in Atlanta, Ga., where a 20-year deal between United Water
> >and the city collapsed in January amid complaints about poor service,
> >water-main breaks and brown water coming out of the taps.

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CB: What happened to the level of unionization of waste water plant workres in Augusta , (if they had been unionized before) ? What was the impact on wages and benefits of those workers ?

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