Category: Press release
![Edinburgh UNISON supports furloughed staff and says City Council needs long term investment](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/UNISONEdinlogo300px-300x202.jpg)
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 ...
![Enough is enough](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/enough-300x166.jpg)
UNISON says ‘enough is enough’ as Edinburgh faces another year of cuts
UNISON, the biggest union in Edinburgh Council, will join Edinburgh Trades Union Council and community groups to lobby the council ...
![Unions call for action as surveys show level of violence towards staff in Edinburgh schools and classes](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/violencesurvey-300x300.jpg)
Unions call for action as surveys show level of violence towards staff in Edinburgh schools and classes
UNISON and EIS surveys published today paint a bleak picture of the violence in Edinburgh’s schools and classes suffered by ...
![Standing up for public services](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/standingup4-126x150.jpg)
Budget: Scottish government can’t escape blame for cuts
As Edinburgh council announces budget plans, UNISON, the largest union in the council, is warning that the effect of year ...
![UNISON survey shows social care staff overworked and demoralised](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HSCsurvey2017-209x300.jpg)
UNISON survey shows social care staff overworked and demoralised
A UNISON survey of Edinburgh Council's Health and Social Care workers has concluded that they feel 'Overworked, over-pressured, unsupported and ...
![Time to Care](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/TimeToCare4Oct2016_300-150x150.jpg)
Social Care in Edinburgh – UNISON response
UNISON response to council leader’s statement regarding social care provision in Edinburgh. UNISON City of Edinburgh is relieved that the ...
![Edinburgh Health and Social Care Inspection response](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hsc-1.jpg)
Edinburgh Health and Social Care Inspection response
Many of the issues raised in the inspection published today mirror issues raised by UNISON over recent months and years, ...
![Press Release](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/press-release-150x150.jpg)
UNISON Edinburgh says ‘One janitor, one school and keep our school cleaners’
UNISON's Edinburgh branch, the union representing council staff, fears new council proposals will mean Edinburgh's schools will no longer have ...
![Press Release](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/press-release-150x150.jpg)
UNISON lobbies Council Budget Meeting – Stand up for local services
UNISON, the union representing Edinburgh Council workers, will lobby the City of Edinburgh Council’s budget meeting on Thursday 9 February, ...
![Press Release](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/press-release-150x150.jpg)
UNISON: Andrew Burns ‘respectful, positive and constructive’ in dealings with unions
UNISON City of Edinburgh Branch has reacted to the news that Edinburgh Council leader Andrew Burns is to stand down ...