Tag: Blindcraft
Economic development committee meeting 31 May 2011
The Edinburgh Economic Development Committee will meet tomorrow to discuss, among other things, Councillor Burgess's proposed initiative, "Remade in Edinburgh". The Green councillor is championing the project that focuses on re-using and recycling household goods,...
City of Edinburgh Council Budget meeting Part Two – Blindcraft to Close!
And so, with an air of inevitability about it, the council decision is made to close the 200 year-old institution that has been Blindcraft.
What this means in practical terms is that...
Blindcraft Workers Face the Axe This Thursday
Blind and disabled workers from Edinburgh’s Blindcraft factory will stand side by side with supporters outside The City of Edinburgh Council Chambers this Thursday from 9.30am, ahead of the final decision on the factory's...
Blindcraft no more?
by Hannah Lister
It is with a heavy heart and great disappointment that I wish to update the people of Edinburgh on the issue of Blindcraft.
As reported in my previous article, the workers were faced...
Five things you need to know today
The Scotland rugby team play France at the Stade de France in Paris today at the start of the Six Nations.
According to the BBC the Blindcraft factory will close following the decision by...
Blindcraft – what now?
by Hannah Lister
The 18th of November now seems like a lifetime away after the hype and bustle of Christmas and Hogmanay, but for the 53 employees at Edinburgh’s Blindcraft factory, the day is one...
Blindcraft
A compromise has been reached with the workers at Blindcraft this week to allow the factory to remain open while the council can still try to achieve the financial cuts needed to balance the...
Petition to save Blindcraft
Following the council meeting yesterday when the council decided to start the consultation process with employees, a move which many fear spells closure for the bed factory, a petition has been started. You can...
Blind leading the blind?
Even Councillor Andrew Burns in his blog had predicted that the most contentious issue to be discussed at the full council meeting today would be whether or not to close the Blindcraft factory....
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