Cleaners at the Department for Education launch second strike ballot over equality
“No sick pay, too much work, no proper holiday cover. We are treated with disdain and we are fed up and stressed but united…
Year: 2024
United we are strong!
Fantastic monthly meeting of UVW’s section for Spanish and Portuguese speakers – Voces Hispanas Unidas -, most of whom work as cleaners. We had…
Cleaners at the Department of Education launch strike ballot over equality
The cleaners working at the Department for Education (DfE)’s Sanctuary Buildings have today instructed their union, United Voices of the World (UVW), to launch…
Choose kindness over ruthlessness
“I went to visit my 87-year-old sick father who has an amputated leg. When I got back I found out I had been sacked.“…
Outsourced migrant cleaner sacked for trying to do her job well
“I was sacked for taking a cleaning product from one company site to another. I was simply trying to do my job well.” Milagros…
UVW women lead from the front
“You brought us back to the essence of why we, especially women, need to join a trade union.” Denise Savage This week trade union…
Company forced to pay cleaner contracted holiday leave
“You never know when you are going to need the support of your union, but one thing is clear, there’s always a first time.” Maria,…
“The only option is to fight for your rights” Amazon warehouse cleaners fight cuts to their paid break
” As an ordinary person, I have the right to defend myself against their abuses. I feel that everything is for the convenience of…
I ate a tuna sandwich and I was sacked. But I took direct action and it worked
Gabriela, a single mother from Ecuador and UVW member, cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years with an impeccable record, until she…
Community, advice on labour rights and local services, and fun at Voces Hispanas’ monthly meeting
“These sessions with fellow workers and union advisors are very important. I learned so much about so many issues – about working rights and…