UVW holds largest-ever AGM to celebrate year of strikes
In a beautiful display of Britain’s working class, some 200 migrant, precarious, Black and brown members came together for the United Voices of the…
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Covid-19 public inquiry begins: UVW’s frontline migrant health workers will be heard!
After a successful appeal, UVW members will now give a first-hand account at the government’s public Covid-19 Inquiry of how they faced as low-wage,…
Veteran cleaner and strike leader fights trade union victimisation at London School of Economics
“This constant picking on me seemed to intensify after our successful strike against outsourcing. I suspect this repetitive singling out has to do far…
GOSH cleaners confront hospital in groundbreaking court case over ‘institutional racism’
“Although I am very nervous, I am standing up for my rights because we’ve been cheated for a very long time and this has…
Free numeracy courses for UVW members
UVW is launching a project to develop numeracy skills for migrant, low-paid and precarious workers. In collaboration with City Lit Europe’s largest centre for…
Free legal representation deal for UVW members in 2023
United Voices of the World union (UVW) and the Free Representation Unit (FRU) have renewed their agreement to offer free legal representation to UVW…
UVW member wins four years of unpaid holiday pay
“We should not be afraid to fight for our rights. If our employer breaches our contract, whether through a genuine mistake or not, or…
<strong>Institutional racism tribunal claim could cost GOSH millions</strong>
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is today finalising the process of harmonising the formerly outsourced cleaners terms and conditions with NHS Agenda for Change…
Save ASIRT: Solidarity on the picket line
“We’ve been on the #saveASIRT picket to fight for our own jobs but, more importantly, to fight for our service users. When migrant families…
Going home for Christmas: Don’t let them stop you!
“My supervisor told me: ‘We all lie to get out of here’. That was what hurt me most. My mum was dying and I…
Migrant cleaners at Mercedes-Benz luxury car showroom to ballot for strike action over poverty wages
“It’s £13 an hour or strike! There’s no other option for us because the current situation is so dire and the cost of living…
#SaveASIRT: Charity workers in Birmingham to strike in December
“Undocumented people across the West Midlands, who use and need this legal support service, have been entirely disregarded by trustees… We are striking in…