UVW speaks at Right to Remain Conference
UVW spoke at the annual national Right to Remain conference at the panel on social justice struggles. It was great to link up with…
Year: 2015
Victory at Pizza Express
UVW union and Fast Food Workers campaign supporting and celebrating today Unite Hotel Workers branch victory in getting Pizza Express to confirm they will…
BREAKING NEWS: 2 of the Sotheby’s 4 have been reinstated!
However, Sotheby’s and Servest are continuing to victimise Percy and Barbara, UVW shop-stewards (the ones in the video), on the malicious grounds that they…
19 MPs call for reinstatement of Sotheby’s Four
On 14 July, the MP for Birmingham Hall Green, Roger Godsiff, tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons condemning the employment practices of Sotheby's and its cleaning contractor Servest concerning United Voices of the World (UVW) members.
Support the campaign to reinstate the “Sotheby’s 4”
Thank you all for the amazing support we got in the Sotheby's campaign. Now, in the fight for the reinstatement of the Sotheby's 4 we need your solidarity even more. Here are some ways in which you could get involved in the campaign.
Sotheby’s official letter to suspend workers after protesting
Sotheby's contractor Servest has just written to the cleaners who participated in the peaceful, lawful protest for sick pay on Wed 1st July. Here the "official" reason for banning them from site (aka sacking them) after protesting.
Sotheby’s Cleaners and Porters banned (aka sacked) after protesting
All the courageous cleaners and porters that took part in the protest yesterday demanding sick pay and end to trade union victimisation have been sacked by Sotheby's auction house and their contractor Servest.We will not let them get away with this. Protesting is a right, not a crime! The campaign has only just began. Watch this space for further actions.
Recording: Sotheby’s cleaners intimidated to prevent them from protesting
Listen to this recording of the shameless cleaning contract Servest trying to intimidate the cleaners and porters at Sotheby's. Here's the transcript:
Art F City writes about UVW protest at Sotheby's
Art F City is an online magazine, which creates and archives critical discourse, and commissions ambitious artist projects. Through a daily mix of blunt criticism, commentary and community-minded journalism, we add an unparalleled dosage of purposeful opinion to the contemporary art community.They wrote a great article about the Sotheby's campaign urging their readers to come to our protest next Wednesday. Here is what they wrote about us.
Campaign launch at Debenhams
BREAKING NEWS: UVW have written to Debenhams, the multinational retailer, to demand the London Living Wage for our trade union members at the Flagship store in Oxford Street.
Marching against Austerity
As the new government gets set to push through ever harsher austerity policies, we need to be united in our response. Enough is enough. 250,000 people marched agains austerity on Saturday. We were part of it.
Protest Cancelled due to Victory!
VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! Protest this Friday at Withers is cancelled. UVW have won again!