UVW fights Labour-led council over attempts to block sex workers’ trade union from strip club ban judicial review
Lawyers for USW, the sex workers’ branch of UVW union, have applied to the Court of Session on the union’s behalf to be part…
Year: 2022
Brighton workers suspend strike as pub bosses sit down to talk
“This shows the power we have as a united working class and that together we can improve our conditions within hospitality and beyond.” Jake,…
Brighton pub workers suspend strike action while talks proceed
Press release Brighton pub workers suspend strike action while talks proceed Bar workers at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton have suspended industrial…
Latin American art, memory and struggle in Elephant & Castle
“It’s a way of insisting that the working class is also creative, and that creativity is expressed in creating new worlds where we all…
Take action if the heat is on!
Are you finding it difficult to work in this heat? If you are, health and safety legislation says workplace temperatures should be “reasonable”. Workplace…
Victory against the cops: Met apologises and pays compensation for the arrest of UVW official
“We don’t tolerate cops or bosses or anyone pushing us around.” Franck Magennis, arrested UVW member, barrister and former head of UVW’s legal department…
Met police apologies and pays compensation for arrest of union official on picket line
The Metropolitan Police (Met) has apologised to a United Voices of the World (UVW) official for his arrest, settled a claim brought by UVW,…
Latin American cleaners demand union recognition
Bolivian migrant cleaners at the Latchmere Leisure Centre in Battersea, south west London have applied to the Central Arbitration Committee for statutory recognition of…
A taste of victory: union quashes bogus disciplinary against noodle-eating cleaner
“The union was very helpful when the incidents happened and went into gear from the moment I contacted them. UVW didn’t turn its back…
Brighton pub workers defy violent union-busting by issuing fresh strike dates
Bar workers at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton will walk out during Brighton Pride and on the August bank holiday weekend, as…
Together we can learn and fight to get what we need and deserve
Andrene and Bile are not only fierce UVW members and strike leaders at Sage Nursing home in Golders Green, but they are now certified…
Fighting back through the courts
This week UVW strike leader and now former pub manager at St James Tavern in Brighton, Jake Marvin, applied to the employment tribunal for…