News and press releases

Dignity@Work, Health and Safety, News /

Dignity@Work campaign

The aim of the UNISON and Unite Dignity at Work campaign is to promote respect and dignity at work; to ... Read More
News, UNISON News Magazine /

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 ... Read More
News, Redundancies, VERA /

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 ... Read More
Austerity, News /

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 ... Read More
city's not for sale, Cuts, News /

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 ... Read More
city's not for sale, News /

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 ... Read More
city's not for sale, Cuts, News /

UNISON urges Edinburgh coalition to stand by principles it was elected upon

As more details emerge today of Edinburgh council plans to cut £141 million over four years, UNISON’s Edinburgh Branch is ... Read More
Cuts, News, Press release /

Edinburgh services face meltdown as UNISON fears over 3,000 job losses and privatisation

UNISON fears that over 3,000 jobs - one in every six Edinburgh council staff and three times as many jobs ... Read More