Austin AFSCME

🚩 Over 700 City of Austin employees have raised red flags over the One Austin Technology Services initiative and signed our petition to STOP OATS. Every signature represents a conversation held at worksites, conferences, and other events around the city. The voices of city workers have been loud and clear 🚩- STOP THE CONSOLIDATION AND PAUSE THE MILLIONS IN CONSULTING CONTACTS

AFSCME Local 1624 Members have been making their voices loud and clear - the One Austin Technology Services initiative will remove crucial IT expertise from their departments and will increase risks to public safety. Emergency response teams deserve to have embedded IT staff ready at a moment’s notice - not after waiting for their IT ticket to be processed.

City executives claim that the One ATS initiative will help the city save money. In reality, private consultants have made millions selling the city manager this incoherent plan, while withholding data and methodology from decision makers as “proprietary information.”

Removing IT employees from their specialized roles is no way to save taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. Our nationally-recognized IT workers devote their technological prowess to Austin’s critical services. Their innovations save time, money, and lives.