Category: News

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 ...

Lib Dems and SNP posted missing as public meeting calls for halt to privatisation
A packed public meeting called by UNISON at Edinburgh University last night called for a halt to massive privatisation and ...

TAXPAYERS WILL PAY FOR EDINBURGH PRIVATISATION GAMBLE
UNISON has condemned Edinburgh council for gambling with jobs and services as it sets out plans today to sell off ...

Launch of Privatisation Pledge with giant Pledge card
Politicians across the Edinburgh and Lothian area were asked to sign the Privatisation Pledge on the Mound at 11.30 am ...

Edinburgh Council censors critical report as UNISON launches privatisation pledge
Unions have warned that the fall-out from Edinburgh council's £1billion privatisation plans could be 'worse than the trams', as citizens ...

Somerset to take failed privatisation back in house
There are huge warning lights for Edinburgh as Tory Somerset council is negotiating to take many services back in-house – ...

Vote Yes to protect your pension
Papers will be out soon for the pensions ballot. Vote YES – you can’t afford to do anything else. More ...