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A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to all our members

… and especially to those working to keep Scotland’s essential services going over the holiday. ‘Council Matters’ A moving Tony

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Pay freeze is slap in face for key workers

UNISON LETTER TO EDINBURGH COUNCIL LEADERS from Branch Secretary Tom Connolly Dear Cllr McVey and Cllr Day This morning’s leaked

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Watch and share our campaign video: Plug the £1bn council funding gap

UNISON’s campaign is calling for: Securing the long term financial stability of local government: calling for further investment in local government

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UNISON calls for government help as Edinburgh council faces hundreds of job losses due to Covid and funding crisis

Edinburgh UNISON, the union representing most Edinburgh council workers, fears that hundreds of jobs could go over the coming months

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No Going Back To Normal

We don’t want to go back to the ‘normal’ that doesn’t appreciate or value public service workers properly – that’s

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Scotland’s Care Workers For Change #ClaimCovidCash

Care is in crisis, thanks to a system that has been underfunded and ignored by governments for years. Care workers

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Edinburgh UNISON supports furloughed staff and says City Council needs long term investment

As the City of Edinburgh Council announces 500 staff will go on furlough, UNISON has stepped up to ensure they

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