Category: News

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

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 ...

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 ...

Back the in house option
#citynotforsale Lobby of council 24 Nov 0830. Up for change. Last big push against environment privatisation. New leaflet online. People ...

Public need the facts for debate, not propaganda
Letter to Evening News 10 November 2011. Edinburgh City Council’s public announcement in the News (November 7) is one of ...

UNISON News November 2011
Strike for Pensions Justice on 30 November Unions reject ‘punitive’ sickness absence policy. Council serves notice to impose in January ...

Website currently down
Apologies for the branch website being down at the moment. We are advised it will be back online soon ...

Ten reasons why City of Edinburgh Councillors should oppose privatisation
The City of Edinburgh Council will vote today on a plan to outsource environmental services to a private company. UNISON ...