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…
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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…
Domestic Violence Advisors Take Solace Charity to CAC Tribunal in Union Recognition Fight
“While we advocate every day for survivors of abuse, we feel our own voices continue to be disregarded.” Domestic Violence Advisors at Solace Women’s…
Moving the Goal Posts: Children shouldn’t wait a decade for settled status in the UK
UVW statement on proposed “earned settlement” plans and delays to settled status for children The United Voices of the World (UVW) union has raised…
Draughts Games Bar Kitchen Worker Dismissed After Strike Ballot Notice Takes Case to Tribunal
“I had so many plans for my life when I was working at Draughts, and my dismissal has been devastating.” Awed, dismissed kitchen workers…
UVW Wins Union Recognition at Safe Passage Refugee Charity
“This vibrant union really aligns with our values as people, as employees and as an organisation.” Claudine, Safe Passage International worker and UVW member…
Hospital cleaners win historic race discrimination appeal against Great Ormond Street Hospital
“Finally, we have the justice we have been fighting for.“ Mamuna, GOSH cleaner and UVW member The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a…
Tribunal victory as seasonal migrant workers’ exploitation case is revived
“It has been a long wait, but we must keep fighting until the system changes. I have lived this experience first-hand as a worker,…
2025: UVW In action
UVW in 2025: Resilience, Victories and Solidarity 2025 began with a shock when our office was burgled and ransacked. But what defined the year…
UVW Wins Major Victory for Housekeepers at Radisson Blu Euston Square Hotel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · UVW wins major victory at Radisson Blu Euston Square — housekeepers secure reduced workloads, higher pay, and guaranteed full-time hours.…
UVW and Glass door Homelessness Charity Sign Trade Union Recognition Agreement
After months of constructive discussions, United Voices of the World union (UVW) and Glass Door, the London charity working to end homelessness, have reached…
Christmas strikes to hit West End Quay after luxury flats bosses enforce “Scrooge-style” pay freeze
“None of us wants to spend Christmas on strike, but management has left us no choice. They froze our pay; they denied all the…