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!
UNISON submission reveals ‘ grave misconduct of two bidders’
A UNISON submission will call for an immediate halt to ... Read More
Edinburgh joins 20,000 on There Is A Better Way march
UNISON Edinburgh has produced a short photo montage video of the ... Read More
20,000 march in Edinburgh against the cuts
Expectations were high for the Edinburgh demo on 23 October ... Read More
ABM privatisation roadshows
Come and find out more about the Council's ABM privatisation ... Read More
October 23 – Tell them There is a Better Way
There is Better Way and UNISON is urging all members ... Read More
THE DANGERS OF PRIVATISING SERVICES
As Connaught's administrators try to get services brought back in ... Read More
UNISON News September 2010
DEBT-RIDDEN PRICE-FIXING. COLLAPSE! Failed Contractor Passed ABM Finance Check. For years Connaught has ... Read More
City’s not for sale September 2010
There is a Better Way... Speak up for your services ... Read More
Selling Edinburgh off will come at great cost to us all
Letter in Evening News 29/7/10 In an otherwise enlightening article ... Read More
City’s not for sale July 2010
Stop them privatising Edinburgh’s services. KEEP EDINBURGH PUBLIC! As the City ... Read More
“You cannot hide from the responsibility for the disaster privatisation will bring”
Branch Officers told councillors on 24 June that they 'cannot ... Read More
