Unite CEC Branch

BREAKING Pickets have stopped the trucks leaving the yard this morning at Perry Barr depot. Agency staff have seen the picket line and turned around and left! Victory to the Birmingham bin strikers! #solidarity @strike_map

BREAKING: @unitetheunion policy conference have voted to suspend Angela Rayner from union membership. The Deputy Prime Minister has been accused of being complicit in the fire and rehire of Birmingham bin workers. The workers are striking over pay cuts of up to £8,000.

Government needs to future-proof local authorities against the need to cut jobs, pay conditions and critical public services. Birmingham cannot keep happening. Write to your MP here (takes 2 min): actionnetwork.org/letters/email-…

🚨 BREAKING: @BhamCityCouncil threatens to fire their workforce! First they take thousands of pounds a year from their bin workers, pushing families into poverty & homelessness. Now 'missing-in-action' @CllrJohnCotton threatens them with the sack! Is this really how @UKLabour…

The @unitetheunion Birmingham binworkers all out strike to stop an £8K a year paycut (and now £10K paycut for drivers) continues to receive massive support. Activists blocked trucks at Tyseley depot this morning.

I just wrote a letter: Email your MP. Fair Council Funding Now!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/email-…

We are saddened to hear today of the passing of John Gillespie, @UniteScotland Chair, a great friend and supporter of Keep Grangemouth Working. RIP comrade ❤️

This afternoon we noticed some unusual e-mail activity on our schools and early years IT network. As a precautionary measure we have reset passwords across our schools and early years network - including those of our learners and students: edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1…

When peak rates returned, we criticised @scotgov for their short-sightedness & for punishing working people by aggravating the cost-of-living crisis. 🚝 This is a welcome development which will bring financial relief to commuters and an incentive to travel sustainably 🌳

Great turnout at Edinburgh May Day today ✊ We marched down to the Pleasance with comrades from all over Edinburgh, and borrowed the Not for Profit branch's banner for a bit 🇵🇸 #MayDay2025

Come and join us on Saturday to celebrate International Worker's Day and march with the @UniteCECbranch block! ✊ 📍Meet at the City Chambers ⌚11:30am 🚶‍♀️March with us to the Pleasance for the rally ✊ See you there! 💪

Happy International Worker's Day ✊ Join us on Saturday for the May Day march! 📍Edinburgh City Chambers from 11:30am (Image credit:@EarthStvdio)

Today is International Workers' Memorial Day and at STUC Congress trade unionists came together to remember all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice simply doing their job. #iwmd25 #stuc25

We were present at the International Worker's Memorial Day yesterday, remembering those who were injured/lost their lives at or from work ✊ Emotional speeches from all present - one quote stood out: No one should go to work, and not come back home.

Everyone at the Unite City of Edinburgh Council branch is saddened to hear that Councillor Val Walker has passed away. We know her as a solid supporter of worker's rights. She will be dearly missed.

🙏Thanks to the thousands of locals who signed our petition supporting @BhamCityCouncil bin workers facing massive pay cuts Unbelievably the council barred the doors on union reps trying to deliver the petition today 😱 But don’t worry. We emailed it to the leader & commissioners

Great discussion about the issues workers are facing in Edinburgh at the branch's AGM, on the 21st March. A big thank you to Cllr Jane Meagher, Cllr Ross McKenzie , Sinéad McNulty (Living Rent), and Stand Down Officer Graeme Smith for taking part! ✊ 32 reps elected 💪