IMPORTANT UPDATE ON MANAGING ATTENDANCE AT WORK (SICKNESS ABSENCE)

IMPORTANT UPDATE ON MANAGING ATTENDANCE AT WORK (SICKNESS ABSENCE)

There is a drive within the council to reduce absence levels across the council and the current target is 4% ...
Decision day for privatisation

Decision day for privatisation

Reports suggest Edinburgh Council will vote against two huge privatisation plans today. We will wait for the actual vote before ...
UNISON Scotland: UNISON members give green light to pensions negoti...

UNISON Scotland: UNISON members give green light to pensions negoti…

UNISON Scotland: UNISON members give green light to pensions negoti...: Date: 10 January 2012 At meetings today in London, UNISON’s ...
Look back with pride and forward with confidence - message to members from Branch President

Look back with pride and forward with confidence – message to members from Branch President

Branch activists and members can be rightly proud of our successes in 2011. Keeping Edinburgh’s environmental services in-house was a ...
Thanks to all Edinburgh Council members for a great day

Thanks to all Edinburgh Council members for a great day

The turnout to fight for fair pensions exceeded expectations and branch members joined 10,000 other trade unionists for a massive ...
Strike day photos now on website

Strike day photos now on website

Strike day photos are now on the UNISON Edinburgh website and Picasa. See http://www.unison-edinburgh.org.uk/n30/index.html ...
Bick: You have a legal right and moral duty to stand up to bullies

Bick: You have a legal right and moral duty to stand up to bullies

Upwards of 10,000 public service workers were treated to a barnstorming performance by Rodney Bickerstaffe today outside the Scottish Parliament ...
50,000 on strike in Edinburgh and Lothians

50,000 on strike in Edinburgh and Lothians

A cold wet morning on the picket line but we're not alone by any means. STV reports that 50,000 will ...
City Not For Sale

Edinburgh bin workers back in house option

Workers have overwhelmingly backed the environment in house option in their response to a council and union letter. Now it's ...
Joint union briefing

In-House: The Right Choice for the Right Reasons

Why the Edinburgh in-house option is 'best value'. UNISON has issued a briefing on why the In-House Environment Option is ...