23 Nov 2024,11am-2pm
FREE art workshops: Art for the picket line and Life drawing
UVW artist members Nelly, Ella, and Sarah are offering two Saturday morning FREE art workshops on poster-making for picket lines and life drawing for…
Year: 2024
UVW threatens landmark private prosecution over use of strike breakers
UVW has instructed the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) to serve notice on Wilson James, the security contractor at the Science and Natural History…
Check if you are earning the Living Wage. New rates have been announced!
The ‘Real’ Living Wage and the Minimum Wage: Two inadequate rates The “Real” Living Wage has increased again in October 2024, with new rates…
2 Nov 2024,12pm – 8pm
Colada Morada Festival in Casa UVW
As it’s now an annual tradition, the Ecuadorean folk dance group Warmis UK and UVW invite all UVW members, their friends, and families to…
UVW union threatens landmark private prosecution over strike-breaking regulations against museum security contractor Wilson James and agency BMSL
UVW has instructed the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) to serve notice on Wilson James, the security contractor at the Science and Natural History…
Security guards at Natural History and Science museums announce strikes over October half term and Halloween
Outsourced security guards at the Natural History and Science Museums, who protect millions of visitors annually, will walk out during the school half-term, including…
15 Oct 2024, 6.30pm-8.30pm
UVW Certified Reps Course – Online only
Stand up to your bosses! Become a UVW union rep! Build your confidence skills to represent you and your colleagues in your workplace. This…
Security guards at the Natural History and Science museums vote overwhelmingly to strike!
“We’re going through all this pain but we don’t show it. Yet the Museum looks at us as second-class citizens; directly employed staff get…
Security guards at the Natural History and Science museums vote overwhelmingly to strike!
Outsourced security guards at the Natural History and Science Museums, who protect millions of visitors annually, have overwhelmingly voted to strike, with 96% of…
“Covid-19 was catastrophic for care workers” – Migrant Health Workers To Speak At Covid-19 Inquiry
“It’s important that this inquiry leads to a revaluation of caregivers’ work; that it’s seen as just as important as that of doctors or…
Department for Education facilities workers declare victory in long running dispute
Outsourced facilities workers at the DfE’s Sanctuary Buildings, who are members of UVW union, have declared victory in a lengthy dispute that began in…