On Wednesday 1 February, workers across the country are coming together to defend the right to strike.
If passed, the Tories’ Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill would effectively ban strikes in certain professions. The ability to withhold your labour is a fundamental human right—we need to defend this.
In Edinburgh there are rallies at:
Continue reading “Defend the right to strike on 1 February”On Wednesday, teachers in the EIS and SSTA in Edinburgh are striking as part of their on-going dispute over pay.
If you work in a school it is vital that you read our page about your rights and what to do when others are on strike. In short:
Continue reading “Teachers’ strike on 25 January”Every cut in care makes the NHS bleed
Another Edinburgh is Possible is hosting an online public meeting on the crisis in care in Edinburgh. We’ll hear from
There will be lots of time for contributions and discussion.
Register for the Crisis in Care meeting
See the Crisis in Care Facebook event
Find out more about Another Edinburgh is Possible at anotheredinburghispossible.org
You were recently surveyed on the terms of our pay claim for 2023. The results are in and Unite’s demands are listed below.
Unite’s pay claim for 2023 is below. This will be put to Unison and GMB, so we can agree what the unions’ pay claim to put to COSLA will be.
Unite calls for:
Continue reading “Unite’s pay claim 2023”The Council’s colleague thank you events kick off today. During the hour-long event, you and your team will hear from members of our senior leadership team, Council Leader Cammy Day and the Lord Provost. You’ll also find out what we’re doing to work together for the people of Edinburgh and what’s on the horizon in 2023.
Register for event event online. They run on
If you have questions, please email communications@edinburgh.gov.uk.
All members should complete the employee communications survey to have their say on how the Council communicates with workers.
The deadline for responses is 25 January.
When you get your pay slip for the 22 December pay, it will show some deductions. This is because the system will pay you your backpay including the days you were on strike, and then deduct it again.
Your pay slip is likely to show these entries:
Continue reading “Backdated pay for strikers”
If you receive Universal Credit the amount you get changes if your take-home pay changes. This includes awards of backdated pay. When your backpay for the 2022/23 local government pay settlement is paid on 22 December, your Universal Credit payment will either be less than you normally receive or your income may be too high to qualify for a payment and your claim will close.
Universal Credit is calculated on your personal circumstances. Because of this the Council do not know how, or if, you may be affected.
If your claim closes, you will see a message on your UC Journal telling you about this.
