Cleaners at James Allen’s Girls’ School win union recognition
Cleaners at the prestigious James Allen’s Girls’ School (JAGS) in Dulwich, south London have been granted union recognition. This comes a week after the…
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Strike ballot opens for security guards at the Science and Natural History museums after a pitiful pay increase
Outsourced security guards at the Natural History and Science museum are balloting to strike in a fight for better pay and conditions. The security guards are asking for a wage of £16 an hour and full sick pay from day one. Their bosses, Wilson Wilson James reported making over £7 million profit after tax
The fruits of resilience and determination
Workers who stand up to their bosses develop bravery and resilience which helps them win. Our union, United Voices of the World (UVW) exists…
Cleaners at the prestigious James Allen’s Girls School halt strike after pay deal
Outsourced migrant cleaners at the prestigious £24,000-a-year private school James Allen’s Girls’ School (JAGS) in Dulwich, London, have for now, called off a planned…
Harrods’ migrant cleaners call off strike after forcing policy change on annual leave
Harrods night cleaners, who are United Voices of the World (UVW) members, forced a policy change and called off their planned strike action after…
Dates for your diary! UVW’s Autumn 2024 events
Your union has got a busy few months coming up, with strikes, weekly English language & digital skills courses, drumming workshops, drop-in consultations (Café…
Bosses: Get your hands off our tips! UVW members: Know your rights!
On 1 October 2024, a new law and code will make it unlawful for bosses to steal our tips. Here’s what you need to…
NO PASARÁN! – UVW statement on racist violence
UVW expresses its total solidarity with our communities that continue to be targeted by ongoing racist violence against migrants, Muslims and other minorities across…
Unfair dismissal at Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall: A call for justice
“The union informs you of your rights, opens your eyes and offers a helping hand…People should not allow these abuses to take place and…
UVW members at Harrods fight to see their families abroad
“ I am a migrant worker with two children, our families are in India and traveling there is not easy. The ticket prices are…
Pay, precarity and power in a union!
UVW members, Khadija, Evelyn and Genevieve, represented United Voices of the World at the Black Lives Matter “Festival of Collective Liberation” on 13 July…
Private School Cleaners Fight Cuts in Hours and Pay
“I can’t believe they have cut our pay. It is blackmail what they’re doing – forcing us to agree to a cut in hours…