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In the former Eastern Bloc countries, the public sector in 1989 accounted for between 70% and over 90% of total employment. [5] In China a full 78.3% of the urban labor force were employed in the public sector by 1978, the year the Chinese economic reform was launched, after which the rates dropped.
Public Services International (PSI) is the global union federation for workers in public services, including those who work in social services, health care, municipal services, central government and public utilities. As of November 2019, PSI has 700 affiliated trade unions from 154 countries representing over 30 million workers. [1]
Prince Edward Island Union of Public Sector Employees Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union National Union of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (NUCAUT) [1]
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. [2] It represents 1.3 million [1] public sector employees and retirees, including health care workers, corrections officers, sanitation workers, police officers, firefighters, [3] and childcare providers.
Non-federal employees in states can vary based on unique circumstances: for example, as of 2014, Wyoming had the most per capita public employees due to its public hospitals, followed by Alaska which has a relatively high number of highways and natural resources. [3]
The public sector, also called the state sector, is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises. Public sectors include the public goods and governmental services such as the military , law enforcement , infrastructure , public transit , public education , along with health care and those working for the ...
The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) is a trade union in Northern Ireland affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.It is the largest trade union in Northern Ireland, with around 46,000 members, and is organised into two groups, the Civil Service Group, for the staff of public bodies employed on civil service terms and conditions, and the Public Officers Group, for ...
In 2009 the U.S. membership of public sector unions surpassed membership of private sector unions for the first time, at 7.9m and 7.4m respectively. [ 18 ] In 2011 states faced a growing fiscal crisis and the Republicans had made major gains in the 2010 elections.