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City Employees Protest Consolidations
Austin Chronicle • March 5, 2026
On Wednesday, March 4, city of Austin employees with AFSCME Local 1624 gathered at City Hall to protest City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s plan to consolidate more than 1,000 IT employees into Austin Technology Services.
Austin city workers union protests IT consolidation as audit flags $201M spending gap
Austin American-Statesman • March 5, 2026
“As public servants committed to protecting the safety, data, livability, and future of our community, we are duty-bound to demand that you stop OATS,” union members wrote. “We are committed to delivering efficient, effective technology services, and we understand the City is under financial stress. We won’t support harmful, consultant-driven reorganizations like OATS.”
Audit: Austin 'may not be able to' justify hundreds of millions in recent consultant spending
Community Impact • March 4, 2026
Nearly $300 million was spent on city consultant services across nearly every department over less than three years.
Austin union criticizes city’s IT consolidation plan over potential risks to public safety
KVUE • March 4, 2026
"When this IT consolidation was pitched initially, folks were open to seeing room for growth, room for efficiency, room to cut down expensive contracts," Cruz said. "But what they've seen is not a rigorous process."