Latin American cleaners in Battersea celebrate and prepare to strike!
This week talks between cleaners and Latchmere Leisure Centre bosses resulted in broken promises on a pay offer and the cleaners strike ballot returned…
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Brighton workers suspend strike as pub bosses sit down to talk
“This shows the power we have as a united working class and that together we can improve our conditions within hospitality and beyond.” Jake,…
Latin American art, memory and struggle in Elephant & Castle
“It’s a way of insisting that the working class is also creative, and that creativity is expressed in creating new worlds where we all…
Take action if the heat is on!
Are you finding it difficult to work in this heat? If you are, health and safety legislation says workplace temperatures should be “reasonable”. Workplace…
Victory against the cops: Met apologises and pays compensation for the arrest of UVW official
“We don’t tolerate cops or bosses or anyone pushing us around.” Franck Magennis, arrested UVW member, barrister and former head of UVW’s legal department…
Latin American cleaners demand union recognition
Bolivian migrant cleaners at the Latchmere Leisure Centre in Battersea, south west London have applied to the Central Arbitration Committee for statutory recognition of…
A taste of victory: union quashes bogus disciplinary against noodle-eating cleaner
“The union was very helpful when the incidents happened and went into gear from the moment I contacted them. UVW didn’t turn its back…
Fighting back through the courts
This week UVW strike leader and now former pub manager at St James Tavern in Brighton, Jake Marvin, applied to the employment tribunal for…
Shocking union busting by “out of control” bosses in Brighton pub dispute
The conduct of the landlords in the dispute at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton has shown exactly why the workers’ needed to…
Strike averted as cleaners win inflation-busting pay rise
Latin American cleaners from Ecuador and Bolivia who work at Riverside Quarter, a large luxury residence in Wandsworth, London, have won a 16% pay…
LSWU statement on CBA action and the response of the BSB and Lord Chief Justice
We are disappointed by the indications by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) that those participating in the ‘days of…
‘Everyone out!’ declare luxury apartment cleaners
The cleaners at Riverside Quarter luxury apartments in Wandsworth have voted to strike. 100% of UVW members voted to take industrial action over their…