From 2010 to 2012, UNISON Edinburgh Branch fought plans to privatise a huge swathe of the city’s services involving 4,000 jobs. Had the privatisation gone ahead, it would have been a Trojan Horse for privatisation of council services across Scotland. But it didn’t and in January 2012, after almost two years of hard campaigning, public meetings, lobbies, research, briefings and action with local communities, the final privatisation plan was defeated. The campaign was revived as Our City’s Still Not For Sale in 2015 to fight privatisation of Facilities Management – and we won again!
TAXPAYERS WILL PAY FOR EDINBURGH PRIVATISATION GAMBLE
UNISON has condemned Edinburgh council for gambling with jobs and ... Read More
Launch of Privatisation Pledge with giant Pledge card
Politicians across the Edinburgh and Lothian area were asked to ... Read More
Edinburgh Council censors critical report as UNISON launches privatisation pledge
Unions have warned that the fall-out from Edinburgh council's £1billion ... Read More
Somerset to take failed privatisation back in house
There are huge warning lights for Edinburgh as Tory Somerset ... Read More
PRIVATISATION: ACT NOW!
Public Meeting 7pm Mon 24 October, Appleton Tower, Edinburgh University ... Read More
Our City’s Not For Sale Oct 2011
LAST CHANCE TO KEEP JOBS AND SERVICES PUBLIC PUBLIC MEETING ... Read More
See the new trams fiasco privatisation video
See the new video with UNISON's own tram mock-up - ... Read More
Lively hustings demands consultation on privatisation
The public attending a lively hustings for candidates in the ... Read More
Edinburgh citizens to get ‘long overdue’ chance to quiz politicians on privatisation. Hustings 15 August
Edinburgh citizens will get a 'long overdue' chance to quiz ... Read More
‘Big Society’ acts against Edinburgh privatisation says blog
The real ‘big society’ has taken hold in Edinburgh as ... Read More
CRACKS APPEAR IN THE COUNCIL’S PRIVATISATION PLANS
UNISON Members: Click here to help | Public: Click here ... Read More
City Not For Sale events updates….
Edinburgh Council's privatisation plans are clearly under pressure. The Council ... Read More
