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Thanks to all the members who turned up on 21 March to make a really successful AGM. Reports will follow soon.

See updates on The Happy Lands after a great screening in Edinburgh

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New Year Message: Proud of achievements and ready for challenges of 2013!

UNISON WELCOMES EDINBURGH LIVING WAGE UNISON has welcomed Edinburgh council's intention to pay a minimum 'living wage' of £7.50 an hour to its lowest paid workers from January. 8 Nov 2012

UNISON wins Edinburgh equal pay deal Victory for 3,000 workers 27 Oct 2012

Disabled seats tribute to John Ross at Tynecastle

A Future That Works Rally Glasgow Oct 20 - Reports and pics

National Health & Safety Inspection Day 2012
Your union safety reps will be carrying out a health and safety inspection of workplaces on 24 October.

Backcare Awareness Week: 8-12 October 2012

Let's Keep Society’s Safety Net – PUBLIC MEETING Friday 7th September 2012 Portobello Town Hall Edinburgh Anti Cuts Alliance

Council coalition: Branch welcomes commitments on living wage, jobs and partnership

Have you been diagnosed, recently or in the past, as suffering from - Hand Arm
Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) or Vibration White Finger (VWF)?
If so you can make a claim against your employer. Click here for Joint TU leaflet (pdf)

Got an Equal Pay Claim lodged? Check here for Frequently Asked Questions.

Celebrating Our City's Not For Sale - May Day Rally report: UNISON's John Stevenson urges new Council to work with unions and communities to protect services and jobs. "Recession is not an accident. It is not unavoidable. It is created by the politics of greed."

New Branch Magazine: Decision time for sickness absence

The reality of sickness absence - shocking survey findings. Nearly half of public sector workers polled in a recent UNISON Scotland survey said sickness absence policies encourage staff to turn up ill or injured at work - UNISON Scotland website.

UNISON condemns councillor's attack on union reps
16 March 2012: UNISON has condemned attacks on UNISON reps at the City of Edinburgh Council meeting on 15 March.

Libraries under threat: Public meeting 5 March (flyer pdf)

EQUAL PAY: Equal Pay Deadline for historic APT&C claims is 5 MARCH 2012 Click here for more important details and FAQs

24 Jan: UNISON wins more time to put case against sickness absence policy: Issue to go to full council on 2 February

22 Jan: IMPORTANT UPDATE ON MANAGING ATTENDANCE AT WORK (SICKNESS ABSENCE) Click here for a briefing and advice

19 Jan: Edinburgh dumps privatisation plans: "This is the best outcome we could have got - following the victory in November for keeping Environmental Services public, and the recent abandonment of the ruling group's plans to privatise Corporate and Transactional Services, says John Stevenson.

10 January Council abandons equal pay appeal
The path to justice and compensation has been cleared for hundreds of UNISON members today as Edinburgh City Council abandoned its defence of long running equal pay claims for ex APT&C staff. read more>>

Look back with pride and forward with confidence - New Year message to members from Branch President.

Pensions March in Royal Mile from Joel Venet See high quality version here

Rodney Bickerstaffe tells 10,000 strong Edinburgh Rally "You have a legal right and a moral duty to stand up to bullies and diktat" See video of full speech on facebook

Photos from Edinburgh on strike day here and picasa

* 30 November strike day: BBC poll reports strong support for strike: See updates on the UNISON Scotland Blog:
* Strike Hardship Fund: Click here to download a form. All applications dealt with in strictest confidence.

Pensions action updates and FAQs
March and Rally 30 November Strike Day. 11.30, Johnston Terrace, marching to Scottish Parliament
PLUS: Off sick just three times in three years and you could be sacked?

Edinburgh joins thousands in London
to say NO to cuts:
Report, MORE pictures and links to UNISON UK live updates

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