UPDATE: Workplaces reopening, schools reopening, new government powers, and much more
Today the government made a series of announcements that will affect UVW members. These announcements are as follows: New government powers Firstly, from the…
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Manager at luxury food retailer Premier Fruits caught on tape in “union busting rant” and unlawfully sacking a worker over PPE whistleblowing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE17/07/2020 Manager at luxury food retailer Premier Fruits caught on tape in “union busting rant” and unlawfully sacking a worker over PPE…
UVW makes transcript available of union busting phone calls from Ark Globe Academy contractor
On the 4th and 5th of June UVW members employed by Ridge Crest Cleaning and working at Ark Globe Academy in South London walked…
Update: Use of face masks in shops in England to become mandatory on the 24th of July
The UK government has announced today that the use of face masks in shops across England will become mandatory by law on the 24th…
Ministry of Justice to face Judicial Review over lack of face masks links to death of outsourced cleaner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE14/07/2020 Ministry of Justice to face Judicial Review over lack of face masks links to death of outsourced cleaner Trade union United…
UVW union to argue in court that outsourcing is ‘institutional racism’
BAME and migrant security guards at St. George’s University of London medical school will argue in court that outsourcing them on worse pay than…
Update: Government announces launch of its ‘Plan for Jobs’
Today the government announced a series of new measures which it says are designed to protect jobs and the economy as lockdown eases and…
Stunning victory for UVW as Ministry of Justice is pressured into granting cleaners full pay sick pay
United Voices of the World (UVW) has forced the Ministry of Justice to pay all cleaners, security guards and other outsourced staff full pay…
Emanuel’s story begins to be heard
The tragic case of Emanuel Gomes, a United Voices of the World (UVW) member who passed away in April, has recently hit the headlines.…
BBC report featuring UVW members shines a light on unscrupulous companies
UVW members were recently featured in a BBC report shining a light on unscrupulous employers who have either failed or refused to furlough their…
Language as empowerment: UVW online English classes
Every Saturday, now online because of Covid-19, four volunteers, Valentina, Ellie, George and Chris, teach English classes for UVW membership. All of them have…
Update for workers furloughed on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: the introduction of ‘flexible furlough’
As of tomorrow, 1st July 2020, employers can require ‘furloughed’ workers to return to work on a part time basis and remain on furlough…