Learning your rights the UVW way: Café Consulta returns to Casa UVW
Casa UVW was filled to capacity on Saturday 14 March as around 90 Spanish-speaking members gathered for the first Café Consulta drop-in session of the year,…
Year: 2026
Casa UVW, 2026
UVW’s Calendar of Events – Trainings, Workshops, parties 2026
This year we’ve got a packed schedule—from know-your-rights and organising workshops to social, community and union events—and our epic parties! Because building a union…
Full house of students kicks off the first week of EGOS
Last week 22 students joined us to kick off the first training session of the Emanuel Gomes Organising School (EGOS) at Casa UVW. In a moment where low-paid and migrant…
V&A and Science Museum Guards on brink of strike action over pay and ‘sham’ sackings—one year after walkouts
“After a long struggle, we managed to secure a trade union recognition deal, signed between UVW and our management. It is unfortunate that after last year’s campaign and the new recognition agreement, we have…
Direct Action in Brixton: A Win for MIGRANT Workers
UVW members — including cleaners, students, and trade unionists — rallied with Peruvian head chef Raul Bottini on a bustling Friday evening in Brixton…
V&A and Science Museum Guards on brink of strike action over pay and “sham” sackings— one year after walkouts
Outsourced security guards working at the Victoria and Albert and Science museums are set to ballot for strike action after their employer, Wilson James, refused to negotiate on…
Migrant Women Housekeepers Lead the Fight for Union Recognition at Radisson Blu
UVW members are making history — again. At Radisson Blu hotels in London, mainly migrant women housekeepers are leading a powerful fightback against exploitation in one…
From Inequality to Recognition: 500 NHS Workers Win Collective Agreement
“This means everything to us. It wasn’t easy, but now we finally have a voice — we’re no longer being pushed aside or ignored. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved together.” Nassaia Nkusi,…
UVW union signs collective agreement with St Helier and Epsom Hospitals
UVW union has secured a collective agreement with the St Epsom and St Helier Hospital Trust covering over 500 cleaners, porters and catering staff, most of whom are Black, brown and migrant workers. The agreement establishes a formal…
UVW Takes to the Streets for International Women Workers’ Day
UVW marked International Women Workers’ Day on the streets on Sunday 8 March, joining comrades in the Feminist Assembly of Latin Americans (FALA) bloc at…