PETROS ELIA

Member and co-founder of UVW since 2014

It is an honour to be re-elected as general secretary of UVW.

Since 2013 I have organised over a 100 campaigns across multiple sectors and have advised and represented thousands of low-paid, migrant and precarious workers.

Moving forward, UVW will continue to play a role in the redistribution of wealth to the lowest paid workers in the UK. 

To hold true to our mission of holding the bosses to account in the workplace and courts, UVW will continue to support members to bring individual and group employment tribunal claims.

We will continue to provide a community and a warm welcome to new members, especially those workers that have not been able to find a home in the trade union movement.

To make sure more UVW members receive the support they need and deserve at work we will be helping to train members and volunteers to come together via a multi-lingual “dignity at work” reps network.

Together with the Executive Committee, I will support the small team of dedicated and experienced UVW staff and our courageous UVW members’, to build the spaces, networks, and campaigns to fulfill our mission: to build power and solidarity in workplaces and communities.