From 2010 to 2012, UNISON Edinburgh Branch fought plans to privatise a huge swathe of the city’s services involving 4,000 jobs. Had the privatisation gone ahead, it would have been a Trojan Horse for privatisation of council services across Scotland. But it didn’t and in January 2012, after almost two years of hard campaigning, public meetings, lobbies, research, briefings and action with local communities, the final privatisation plan was defeated. The campaign was revived as Our City’s Still Not For Sale in 2015 to fight privatisation of Facilities Management – and we won again!
Edinburgh privatisation ‘worse than the trams’ say unions as communities take action
Unions have warned that the fall-out from Edinburgh council's £1billion ... Read More
Our City’s Not For Sale July 2011
What's Happening? Edinburgh City Council is set to implement the ... Read More
Give us a say in moves to outsource vital services
Give us a say in moves to outsource vital services ... Read More
UNISON exposes Edinburgh privatisation stitch-up says blog
A packed public consultation organised by UNISON last night (27 ... Read More
Edinburgh must delay privatisation decision until public have their say
A packed public consultation organised by UNISON last night (27 ... Read More
New video for Our City’s Not For Sale campaign
Check out this new video urging Edinburgh citizens to oppose ... Read More
Privatisation public consultation 27 June 6pm Augustine Church
The City of Edinburgh Council is considering bids for the ... Read More
Pressure mounts as council drives to privatisation
The campaign against privatisation is stepping up as the Council ... Read More
5.5m of taxpayers money wasted on consultants
See Evening News story here John Stevenson: "This is a ... Read More
If the need hasn’t gone away, why should the services?
Budget 2011. Briefing for councillors. Cuts are not inevitable. They ... Read More
ABANDON PRIVATISATION AND SAVE SERVICES, UNISON TELLS EDINBURGH COUNCIL ON BUDGET DAY
Members of UNISON's Edinburgh branch will lobby the City of ... Read More
UNISON TO CHALLENGE EDINBURGH COUNCIL ON CUTS AND NEW DAMNING EVIDENCE ON PRIVATISATION PLANS
UNISON will call for an immediate halt to privatisation at ... Read More