News and press releases

Health & Safety, News /

Working in Extreme Heat – It’s a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Issue!

Working in extreme heat can impact workers in many ways, especially those colleagues that are pregnant, menopausal, or those with ... Read More

Pride Edinburgh – June 2025 Update

Pride Edinburgh on 27 June was a great day out of Protest Pride and Party. Please click PDF to read ... Read More
LG Pay 2025/26, News, Press release /

Local government staff to be balloted on new two-year pay offer, says UNISON

Council staff are to be balloted after unions received a two-year pay offer from local government employers Cosla, says UNISON ... Read More
equalities, Events, lgbt+ /

Pride Edinburgh 2025 – Saturday 21st June 2025 – MARCH in UNISON

Happy Pride Month Soon UNISON members will gather from all over the Lothians, the east coast and from even further afar ... Read More

Porty Pride 2025 – Saturday 7th June

Porty Pride 2025 was successful, even though the Dog Walk was soggy (you can really smell dozens of dogs when ... Read More
campaigns list, featured, News /

Local Government Pay 2025/26 write to you MSP

Local government workers deserve better. After 15 years of real-terms pay cuts, council staff have had enough. COSLA says there's ... Read More
equalities, Events, lgbt+ /

Porty Pride – Friday 6 June – Sunday 8 June 2025

You probably have already noticed, but in case you’ve missed the banners in all the shop windows, it is officially ... Read More

Local Government Pay 2025/26

Your local government ballot paper is being sent out to you. The purple envelope will arrive with you in the ... Read More