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Voluntary severance: Updated advice for members as branch seeks to improve terms

UNISON’s Edinburgh Branch Committee has instructed negotiators to seek to improve on the Council’s proposed terms for people seeking voluntary

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How councils could limit the damage of cuts and austerity – new UNISON report

UNISON Scotland has launched calling on the Scottish Government, local authorities and public bodies to do all they can to

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Council rejects privatisation. Now to resist compulsory redundancies

Edinburgh Council’s Finance and Resources Committee today rejected council officers’ plans to privatise Facilities Management. The council also extended talks

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Lobby postponed as UNISON campaign brings Edinburgh council re-think

UNISON has postponed its lobby of Edinburgh Council’s Finance and Resources Committee on 24 September following assurances from senior councillors

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UNISON urges Edinburgh coalition to stand by principles it was elected upon

As more details emerge today of Edinburgh council plans to cut £141 million over four years, UNISON’s Edinburgh Branch is

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Edinburgh services face meltdown as UNISON fears over 3,000 job losses and privatisation

UNISON fears that over 3,000 jobs – one in every six Edinburgh council staff and three times as many jobs

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