No worker left behind: a lone worker and her union fight back!
“From the very first moment I have felt supported by UVW. I’m not scared and I’m going to demand all my working rights, because…
Worker’s Story
Women security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital, on their strike for equality
Erica Rasheed, UVW member and security officer at Great Ormond Street Hospital on strike: “The security industry needs more women.There are plenty of industries…
Action conquers fear!
“La acción vence al miedo” – action conquers fear – has become a mantra for one Latin American care worker, said with conviction, delivered…
Sage workers meet with board of trustees
Members at Sage Nursing Home completed their second round of strike action last weekend, from 8pm on Thursday 4 February to 8am Monday 8…
Global love and solidarity for striking care workers
The outpouring of love and support for our striking care workers is truly a feat of global solidarity, connecting workers from Doha to Manchester…
Sage nursing home members gear up to strike
UVW members at Sage nursing home are calling for an end to poverty wages and parity with NHS sick pay and annual leave. Negotiations with Sage were undermined last week, when officials…
“They don’t care about us, They really don’t care about us in this place”, listen to Eveline’s story
Meet Eveline, a cleaner at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), who along with over a hundred of her colleagues, nearly all of whom are…
“I was begging for just one day, but she [my manager] denied me my right to go and see my sister when she was dying. I never got to see her before she died”, suffering in silence at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Memuna Kabia has lived in London for 21 years, she has two children and has been working at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for…
“There is a big difference in terms of the respect that each employee gets in the same workplace”, listen to Alpha’s story
Meet Alpha, a cleaner at the world leading Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), Alpha has worked at GOSH for almost 5 years. Like the…
Charity worker wins full compensation in disability discrimination settlement
A United Voices of the World (UVW) member, Zara*, recently settled an Employment Tribunal case out of court for over £20,000. Zara worked at…
There’s power in the union: a single father’s fightback story
This week as millions of children walk back into school and parents all over the UK prepare for challenges that come next, one single parent is preparing to take…