City looks at outsourcing library work
Source: By JESSICA DeLEÓN, STAR-TELEGRAM (TX), Tue, Nov. 28, 2006
BEDFORD - The city is looking at hiring a private company to run the city's public library -- an issue that will be discussed at a meeting and public hearing Thursday. The company would oversee operations, but the city would keep the building, the collection and maintain the right to manage or establish library policies, said City Councilman Charles Orean, who brought up the issue.
…… The loss of jobs concerns critics of outsourcing. Companies that contract for city services tend to hire less experienced workers, which can result in higher turnover and lower wages, said Kerry Korpi, director of research and collective bargaining services for the Washington, D.C.-based union American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.