UVW launches strike fund for workers in Myanmar resisting the coup
UVW has sent an open letter of solidarity to The Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMs) and salutes its role in organising the civil…
Year: 2021
We will not be silenced
United Voices of the World (UVW) condemns in the strongest possible terms the police violence meted out to women attending the vigil for Sarah…
13 March 2021, 10:30-12:00 PM
Get ready for your AGM!
If you have questions about the upcoming AGM join us for a "Democracy in action" workshop on 13 March 10.30am - 12.00pm
Solidarity is what makes our members special
What makes our members special is not only their determination to take on the biggest employers and to bravely demand the respect, equality and…
The UVW supports the creation of a National Care Service
The fight for respect, equality, and dignity by our members at Sage Nursing Home has shone a light on a care system in crisis.…
“I am proud that I have not remained silent and have raised my voice for dignity”, the Sage workers’ struggle to defend their human rights
The heroic care workers, cleaners and maintenance workers at Sage Nursing Home came together last week to launch two separate legal cases against their…
Key workers at a North London care home take legal action against their employer for breach of human rights.
14 care workers, cleaners and maintenance workers at Sage Nursing Home in North London are taking legal action against their employer for what they…
Catholic School cleaners to strike for 40 days and 40 nights in “righteous indignation” about “wage theft”, “poverty pay” & “institutional racism”
Outsourced cleaners at the La Retraite Roman Catholic School Girls’ School in South London have voted to take the first strike in the school’s…
Sage workers meet with board of trustees
Members at Sage Nursing Home completed their second round of strike action last weekend, from 8pm on Thursday 4 February to 8am Monday 8…
“We’re one step closer to achieving a collective voice at work” declare key workers at North London care home as they head for a second round of strike action
Cleaners, care workers and maintenance workers will walk out this week in what their trade union, United Voices of the World (UVW), has described…
“There is a culture of discrimination” says trade union as it ballots school cleaners for strike action
Outsourced cleaners at La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls School in South London are being balloted for strike action today The ballot is in respect…
The Care Workers Fighting For 12 an hour
Billie Ahouzan is one of the care workers and cleaners at Sage Nursing Home in north London who have gone on strike. Along with…