Press Releases

Care Inspectorate’s Inspection of Adult Social work and Social Care Services: City of Edinburgh.

UNISON City of Edinburgh Branch welcomes the findings of the Care Inspectorate’s Inspection of adult social work and social care ... Read More

Public meeting to discuss teaching of gender identity in schools should be cancelled as it puts staff and public at risk, says UNISON in Edinburgh city branch

UNISON City of Edinburgh branch is calling on the council to cancel a ‘Schools and gender identity event’ to protect ... Read More

Scotland’s largest trade union accepts local government pay offer

UNISON members, the largest local government union, have voted to accept COSLA’s pay offer in a ballot of all local ... Read More

Strike Action – Joint Trade Union Statement on Pickets

MEMBERS IN WASTE & RECYCLING Dear Comrades Following the communication sent to you yesterday. I would like to draw your ... Read More

Care home closure is ‘slap in the face’ to Edinburgh’s most vulnerable, says UNISON

UNISON, the union for carers, has expressed deep dismay at the decision to close an Edinburgh care home. The decision ... Read More

Carers to be balloted on strike action in bid to save closure of Edinburgh care home 

UNISON is consulting its members at Drumbrae care home over possible strike action in an attempt to save the Edinburgh-based ... Read More

Scottish health secretary, Humza Yousaf, urged to save Edinburgh’s care homes, says UNISON

UNISON’s City of Edinburgh branch are calling on Humza Yousaf, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care, to ‘urgently ... Read More

Care workers launch campaign to save Edinburgh City Council care homes

UNISON, the trade union for social care, has launched a campaign with care staff to save care council run care ... Read More

We condemn abuse of Lothian Health Branch

UNISON City of Edinburgh branch is aware of the abuse directed at Lothian Health branch and a number of its ... Read More

UNISON calls on Edinburgh council to value staff and warns budget cuts are putting services at point of collapse. 

UNISON city of Edinburgh branch has raised fears about the further budget cuts being presented to the city’s full council ... Read More