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…
Year: 2026
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…
March, 2026
Workplace Rep Training!
Learn how to represent your co-workers in grievances and disciplinaries! Three-part course: 12, 19, and 26 March 2026 Course Details: 🗓️ When: Thursdays, 12, 19, and 26…
The Battle of the Tips Continues: Harrods Staff Take £1 Cover Charge Fight to Tribunal
“Harrods introduced this cover charge out of nowhere and without any transparency as to its purpose.” Alice Howick, Harrods former restaurant worker and UVW…
Harrods Hospitality Staff Take Iconic Retailer to Court over Years of Missing ‘Tips’ in Unprecedented Legal Challenge Under New UK Law
Hospitality staff at Harrods restaurants are taking the iconic retailer to the Employment Tribunal on 25 February over unpaid tips linked to a compulsory…
After historic hotel strike win, Radisson Blu housekeepers take trade union recognition fight to CAC tribunal
“Union recognition means that when they try to do things like they did before, when they cut our hours or increased our workload, we…