Unity, Community and Solidarity
Sweet and spicy Salteñas, handmade by Bolivian “tias”, and the sounds of La Coma, afro colombian percussion, greeted delegates at the opening of UVW’s…
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Cleaners declare ¡VICTORIA! at private school in South London
“We never had sick pay before, this is a big win for us, thanks to our unity and the support of our union that…
Migrant cleaners at Department for Education to strike for equality in June
“No sick pay, too much work, no proper holiday cover. We feel we are treated with disdain, we are fed up and stressed but…
Private school cleaners vote YES to strike over poverty pay
“I am ready to strike because our demands are fair. We need a pay rise but we’ve been denied. So the time has come…
Free Free Palestine! Art for resistance
“In UVW, we believe in the power of the Global South, we believe in the power of the working class and we are in…
UVW win: Milagros reinstated!
“If it wasn’t for the union I wouldn’t have got my job back“ Milagros Icaza, sacked cleaner and UVW member Originally from Peru, Milagros…
UVW stitches it up!
This month we finally finished our glorious, and new best-in-the-trade-union-movement, banner, designed with the guidance and support of renowned banner designer Ed Hall, UVW…
Cleaners descend on The Dorchester Hotel over the sacking of Peruvian cloak room attendant
“I want my job back. I want my reputation back. I did nothing wrong. I don’t deserve this treatment. I’m not scared and I…
Cleaners continue their epic battle against historic racial discriminatory outsourcing at Great Ormond Street Hospital in legal appeal
UVW cleaner members at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are continuing their epic legal battle against historic racially discriminatory outsourcing at the London famous…
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…
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…
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.“…