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UNISON wins major changes to voluntary severance but fight against compulsory redundancies goes on

UNISON has won major changes to voluntary severance that will improve the terms, extend the time to decide and take

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Keep Your Pledge UNISON tells councillors – Lobby against cuts and redundancies 29 October

A reminder of our lobby from 08.45 – 09.45 at Edinburgh City Chambers, High St, Edinburgh against £140 million in

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Twin demos on 29 Oct in Edinburgh and Glasgow against cuts

Trade Unions including UNISON, community groups and anti-cuts organisations are gearing up for twin demonstrations in Edinburgh and Glasgow on

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Voluntary severance: Updated advice for members as branch seeks to improve terms

UNISON’s Edinburgh Branch Committee has instructed negotiators to seek to improve on the Council’s proposed terms for people seeking voluntary

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How councils could limit the damage of cuts and austerity – new UNISON report

UNISON Scotland has launched calling on the Scottish Government, local authorities and public bodies to do all they can to

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Council rejects privatisation. Now to resist compulsory redundancies

Edinburgh Council’s Finance and Resources Committee today rejected council officers’ plans to privatise Facilities Management. The council also extended talks

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