Security guards take their fight to Liverpool to rally activists’ support
Activists in Liverpool rally behind the striking Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) security guards at a meeting hosted by Liverpool TUC and Merseyside BLM Alliance. …
Year: 2022
Security guards defiant in fight against racist outsourcing at Great Ormond Street Hospital
After an epic six-week strike in February and March, the heroic security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are continuing their fight against…
UVW tells government to listen to low-paid workers too as part of Covid-19 inquiry
United Voices of the World (UVW) has asked for the voices of its members, low-paid, Black, brown and migrant workers who were disproportionately affected…
Solidarity with P&O Ferries’ workers and their families
“This month, like thieves in the night P&O ferries sacked 800 workers by pre-recorded video message, causing chaos, wrecking lives, leaving passengers stranded & aid cargo…
New national minimum wage is a poverty wage, say UVW members
The new national minimum wage of £9.50 per hour for adults, which comes into effect on Friday 1 April, is not enough to live…
The new national minimum wage is a poverty wage. Let’s fight for more!
“I’m getting a 10p an hour rise from April 1… but what am I going to do with that, with all the costs going…
“Strippers should have the right to work in the city and venue of their choice”
Strippers in Edinburgh demand the right to work in the city and venue of their choice as the council licensing committee is set to…
UVW comment on the Chancellor’s Spring statement
United Voices of the World members condemn the lack of empathy and understanding of the realities faced by hardworking people demonstrated by chancellor Rishi…
Women security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital, on their strike for equality
Erica Rasheed, UVW member and security officer at Great Ormond Street Hospital on strike: “The security industry needs more women.There are plenty of industries…
Victory! Hospital Cleaners call off strike after winning full NHS parity from 1 April 2022
“We are all so happy. Our lives are going to change so much because now we know we are fully GOSH employees and it’s…