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April 2017:
One Janitor, One School - and keep our school
cleaners |
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Edinburgh
budget response: Defending services or administering
austerity?
UNISON's Tom Connolly made the following
submission to Edinburgh City Council's budget
meeting today as Joint Trade Unions Staff
Side Secretary (on the blog).
9 February 2017: UNISON
lobbies Council Budget Meeting - Stand
up for local services |
23
January 2017:
Cuts briefing and updates on Pay, Transformation,
Health and Social Care integration and Schools
and Lifelong Learning |
2
November 2016:
Health and Social Care Integration Briefing.
Avoidance of Disputes and major concerns
about workloads (pdf) |
20
September 2016:
Health & Social Care Organisational
Review: Contacts and meetings |
22
April 2016:
Housing Review Update
- Homelessness and Housing Advice Services
Review |
26
August 2016:
Transformation update
Keeping the compuslory redundancy, stopping
excessive workloads, review updates.... |
10
May 2016:
Transformation update
Fighting compuslory redundancy, stopping
excessive workloads, defending conditions,
business support review and more.... |
11
April 2016:
UNISON statement on Edinburgh school closures
(on the blog) |
31
March 2016:
Social Work and Social Care - a cut too
far: Has Edinburgh learned nothing?
(pdf) |
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March 2016:
Housing and Regulatory Services Review Update:
(pdf) |
see
also NEWS Page |
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9
March 2016:
Disability News Update - ballot result and
plans for future meetings. |
15
February 2016:
Health and Social
Care Review Update (pdf) |
21
January 2016:
The silent slaughter
of local government has to stop: Joint
Trade Unions Staff Side Secretary Council
Budget Response |
12
Jan 2016:
Council makes
UNISON Ethical Care Charter pledge
- Click here for full details |
14
January 2016:
Cuts on top of
cuts - January newsletter: Union
fights off increment cut, more must be done
to stop compulsory redundancies and keeping
bosses to procedures |
23
Dec 2015:
What council
cuts really mean - A rundown on
what the cuts mean for and and your services |
24
Nov 2015:
Transformation
madness must stop - UNISON calls
for slowdown for meaningful consultation |
29
Oct 2015:
UNISON wins
major changes to voluntary severance
- but fight continues against compulsory
redundancies |
15
Oct 2015:
Exposing myth of need
to rush to redundancy - Lobby on 29 October
- click here for bulletin |
Joint
UNISON/Unite Dignity @ Work leaflet updated.
Click here to download |
1
Oct 2015:
PAY: Over 88% of Scottish local government
members voting in the pay ballot have accepted
a two year offer with a new Living Wage
deal. |
6
Oct 2015: Tell
council to keep
no compulsory redundancy pledge: Lobby on
29 October - click here for bulletin |
15
Sept 2015:
Let us work for a better future: drop the
Trade Union Bill. UK site. |
30
Sept 2015:
How councils could limit the damage of cuts
and austerity - new UNISON report on Scotland
site |
30
Sept : Voluntary
severance: Updated advice for members as
branch seeks to improve terms. |
24
Sept 2015 on the blog:
Council committee rejects privatisation
plans - campaign on now against compulsory
redundancies. |
21
Sept 2015 on the blog:
Job lost is a service lost to citizens -
John Stevenson in Evening News. |
17
Sept 2015 on the blog:
UNISON urges Edinburgh coalition to stand
by principles it was elected upon. |
16
Sept 2015:
Edinburgh services face meltdown as UNISON
fears over 3,000 job losses and privatisation
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15
Sept 2015:
Fears that services face being slashed with
3,000 jobs set to go. Members' briefing. |
1
Sept 2015:
New pay offer - ballot from 2 September.
Negotiators get front loading of 1.5 % and
1% on two year offer and new living wage
deal. |
28
Aug 2015: Yes
to workers' rights. No to austerity. Manchester
rally and march, Sunday 4 October |
21
July 2015:
Voluntary Severance, City of Edinburgh Council.
UNISON information for members. |
26
June 2015: Conditions
update: PRD (Performance Review and Development)
City of Edinburgh Council Grades 1-4 |
25
June 2015: Time
for government to stop starving councils
- UNISON warns Edinburgh councillors to
be sure what they are signing up to
- Plus
Branch Secretary statement on 'Transformation' |
22
June 2015: 2015
pay negotiations update on UNISON Scotland
site. |
1
June 2015: CLEANING
IN CRISIS Update: More
staff drafted in to alleviate current problems.
Deloitte review postponed to August so check
back here for updates. (pdf) |
May
2015: UNISON
Scotland Briefing: Queen’s Speech:
UK government programme and Scotland
(pdf) |
27
March 2015: UNISON
welcomes decision in Edinburgh social work
contempt of court case 27 March |
28
April 2015: Key
questions in The Public Services Election:
UNISON's manifesto and what you should ask
your candidates. |
25
February 2015: Victory
for part time staff unsocial hours payments:
Tom Connolly: "UNISON's tenacity has
paid off for these members." |
25
February 2015: Freespace
staff vote for UNISON recognition |
12
February 2015: Cleaning
staff cuts update briefing (pdf) |
12
February 2015: Thanks
for support at cuts rally - photos on blog
and twitter |
9
January 2015 Blog: UNISON
slams Edinburgh 1200 job cuts dressed up
as reorganisation. Click
here for initial response |
31
December 2014: New
Year message. You are the people who stand
up for Edinburgh's services. |
23
December 2014: Joint
Trade Unions Staff Side Secretary 2015/2016
Council Budget Response |
14
December 2014: Health
and Safety Cold Weather Advice. |
13
December 2014: 87%
vote to keep UNISON's political voice: Scotland
in UNISON magazine online |
3
December 2014: Bhopal
Commemoration - 30 years
on. Still
No Justice for the victims. Wed 3 Dec Greyfriars
Kirkyard Memorial | Updates
from UNISON delegation |
05
December 2014: UNISON
response to Edinburgh cuts - government
must put cash in. |
4
November 2014: Consultative
Ballot on LG Pay Scotland - Members vote
to accept |
12
November 2014: Holiday
pay claims important update - 3 month rule |
25
August 2014 NORMAL
PAY FOR HOLIDAY CLAIMS. CHECK
YOUR PAYSLIP NOW! Click here for more info.
You MAY have a claim. |
5
November 2014: UNISON Edinburgh Members'
Benefits Day. Save up to £250 a year.
Free Prize Draw. Waverley Court Courtyard
14 November |
Wednesday
22nd October 2014 is National Inspection
Day. Please contact your Safety Rep if your
workplace needs an inspection. Download
a poster. |
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October 2014: Why
we are being balloted again. PLEASE VOTE!
New branch briefing on employer's proposals.
Hold workplace meetings now. |
11
September 2014 UNISON
agrees death benefit increase for council
staff |
29
September 2014 Members
vote YES for action in pay ballot by 53.5%
to 46.5%. |
11
September 2014 Ballot
now open: Use your vote for fair pay. Click
here for UNISON News special.
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September 2014 Check
the blog today for submissions to council
after 10.00 on Pre-Retirement Days and Qatar
vist. |
27
August 2014 Briefing
for Care Home Members: 12 Hour Rotas 90
days notice |
27
August 2014 Edinburgh
College job evaluation update on Edinburgh
College pages |
5
August 2014 UNISON
urges Edinburgh council to keep local people’s
say over care services. |
5
August 2014 UNISON
Edinburgh statement on the slaughter in
Gaza. |
25
July 2014 Pay
ballot set for 9 September. See UNISON Scotland
site for more details.... |
1
August 2014 Home
Care electronic monitoring ditched after
union campaign... |
8
July 2014 Pay
consultative ballot: Members vote 65% to
35% for industrial action ballot. More details
on UNISON Scotland site. |
22
July 2014 Listening
to members. Branch acting on lessons from
workplace pay meetings. |
25
June 2014 UNISON
warns of a major assault on public services
as 60 per cent of cuts are still to come |
23
June 2014 Reports
from National Conference
| Local
Government Conference |
3
May 2014 May
Day rally report: "Unions must give
hope" |
1
May 2014 Branch
celebrates anniversary of Miners' strike
and Nursery Nurses' strike |
19
April 2014 International
Workers' Memorial Day 28 April. Click for
details |
28
February 2014
New officers
elected at AGM. See contacts page. |
19
February 2014 Worried
about winter fuel bills? UNISON Winter Fuel
Grant. Help when you need it. Apply before
28 February |
19
February 2014
It's
time to care, says UNISON as survey reveals
Scotland's care crisis |
12
February 2014 Lobby
Against Council Cuts
"No school cleaner gambled billions
on the stock exchange - No home carer, no
social worker, no librarian. None of them
created this recession. Why should they
be expected to pay for it?" |
6
February 2014:
Talks 'breakthrough' Road Services Summer/
Winter Rota |
5
February: £36
million more cuts! Lobby the Council Budget
Meeting 13 February 08.30 |
1
February 2014: We're
Worth It! Pay Lobby 12.30 Tues 4 Feb, City
Chambers |
31
December 2013:
New Year message: Rarely have we needed
our union more than now. |
12
January 2014: Edinburgh
Council Budget 2014 - Trade Union Staff
Side Response |
December
2013: New Branch
Magazine online - Equality review of pay
system |
16
December 2013: Contempt
of court ruling on Edinburgh social workers
– UNISON response |
31
October:
PAY: WE NEED YOUR VIEWS. Should UNISON
ignore the 1% pay imposition for 2014
and submit a claim anyway - or should
the union build for 2015 instead? |
31
October:
UNISON
welcomes Council decision to pay for PVGs
- 'great success for unions' |
26
October 2013:
CoSLA pay statement 'nonsense'. They imposed
a new offer after UNISON members
accepted a one year deal. Unite
union broke ranks... Click here for more
details |
11
October 2013
UNISON has 'grave concerns' over
Edinburgh budget cuts |
30
September:
Edinburgh Joins 50,000 strong
Manchester NHS demo |
7
October:
Edinburgh
welcomes Denis Goldberg to the Edinburgh
World Justice Festival 12 October |
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