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A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to all our members

… and especially to those working to keep Edinburgh’s essential services going over the holiday. UNISON members in the City

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Care Homes campaign video

UNISON will continue its campaign to save public sector-run care homes and prevent them going into private hands. Please share

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Carers to be balloted on strike action in bid to save closure of Edinburgh care home 

UNISON is consulting its members at Drumbrae care home over possible strike action in an attempt to save the Edinburgh-based

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Labour group backs UNISON Save Our Care Homes campaign

Edinburgh Labour Group has agreed to fully support the party’s Local Government Committee motion, moved by Val Walker and Kyle

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Christina McAnea to Launch Local Government Strike Ballot

Join Christina McAnea, UNISON General Secretary, to launch UNISON Scotland’s Local Government targeted ballot for strike action on Wednesday, 1st

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Save Our Care Homes – What you can do

As well as the actions below use these placard images below to show your support with the campaign by taking

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Scottish health secretary, Humza Yousaf, urged to save Edinburgh’s care homes, says UNISON

UNISON’s City of Edinburgh branch are calling on Humza Yousaf, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care, to ‘urgently

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“Warm hand of support” for Cllr Gordon Munro’s stand against cuts

Following the news that Cllr Gordon Munro’s has been suspended for three months from his party’s group at Edinburgh council

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UNISON calls on Edinburgh council to value staff and warns budget cuts are putting services at point of collapse. 

UNISON city of Edinburgh branch has raised fears about the further budget cuts being presented to the city’s full council

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