United Voices of the Whole World! New members from 38 countries in 2017!
UVW is very happy to announce that in 2017 alone we have received new members from 38 different countries around the world (list below).…
Year: 2017
VICTORY TO LSE CLEANERS!
UVW is proud to announce that the LSE cleaners will be BROUGHT IN-HOUSE and become employees of the LSE from Spring 2018! This will…
UVW Support Sacked Ritzy Reps
On 15th June UVW members joined, in solidarity, with the fantastic Ritzy workers who were out in force demanding the reinstatement of the Ritzy…
Solidarity at UCU’s national conference with the LSE cleaners
Thank you to those UCU delegates from around the country at UCU’s national conference on Saturday 27th May in Brighton for getting together to…
Owen Jones pulls out of LSE event, in support of Cleaners
Owen Jones has canceled an event at the London School of Economics (LSE) in order not to cross the Cleaners’ picket. He says, in…
Cleaners at the London School of Economics (LSE) begin indefinite strike action over unequal treatment on 11 May
An almost entirely migrant workforce of outsourced cleaners is about to embark on an indefinite programme of strike action over the LSE’s refusal to…
BREAKING: Cleaners at the LSE vote to strike every single week indefinitely until victory!
Cleaners at the LSE have today voted to take further strike action following the LSE’s failure to concede their claim for parity of terms…
UVW secures the removal of Noonan’s cleaner account director at the LSE University following his inaction in the face of homophobic harassment!
You may remember the case of a member of UVW, Sam (pseudonym), who works as a cleaner at the LSE University. He was subjected…
UVW goes to employment tribunal to defend the Topshop Two
Remember the Topshop Two? They are Susana and Carolina – single mums from Ecuador – who used to clean tax dodging, poverty wage paying,…
LSE cleaners to strike on 15th & 16th march with a 100% yes vote
BREAKING NEWS: UVW members who clean the prestigious LSE University have returned a 100% YES vote for STRIKE action demanding DIGNITY & EQUALITY. First…
Strike at the LSE
BREAKING NEWS: Due to the LSE’s continued arrogant and elitist refusal to speak to the cleaners and to bring their terms and conditions in…
Victory at Harrods!
VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! We have beaten Harrods, the richest and most prestigious department store in the world! 100% of the service charge will now…