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Hundreds turn out to tell council to keep its pledge on redundacies

Hundreds of union members and members of community groups turned out this morning to tell Edinburgh councillors to stand up

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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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Exposing myth of need to rush to redundancy

There is a spin being played by the senior officials that the world ends on 1 April 2016 if 2,000

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UNISON tells council: Keep your no compulsory redundancy pledge

UNISON is urging members to turn out in force on 29 October to lobby councillors to keep their no compulsory

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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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Lobby postponed as UNISON campaign brings Edinburgh council re-think

UNISON has postponed its lobby of Edinburgh Council’s Finance and Resources Committee on 24 September following assurances from senior councillors

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