Get involved with UVW by attending our events.
Saturdays, 19 Sept -31 oct, 2026
English classes
Saturdays | 19 September – 31 October 2026 | 10am – 1pm We’re pleased to announce our upcoming English course in collaboration with City…
Events
Upcoming events
September 2026
Wed-thurs, 30 september-1 october, 2026
General Workers rep training
Ready to learn how to be a workplace rep? Join us for a two-day rep training for the General workers sector! Standing up for your rights at work…
October 2026
Tues-wed, 13-14 october, 2026
NHS workers rep training
Ready to learn how to be a workplace rep? Join us for a two-day rep training for the NHS workers sector! Standing up for your rights at…
Tues-wed, 20-21 October, 2026
Cleaners & facilities workers’ rep training
Ready to learn how to be a workplace rep? Join us for a two-day rep training for the Cleaners and Facilities workers sector! Standing up for…
November 2026
Saturday, 14 November, 2026
NHS sector meeting
Come together with your fellow UVW members, share what’s happening in your sector, and help shape what we do next. UVW sector meetings are a chance to…
Monday, 16 November, 2026
general sector meeting
Come together with your fellow UVW members, share what’s happening in your sector, and help shape what we do next. UVW sector meetings are a chance to…
Tuesday, 17 November, 2026
services sector meeting
Come together with your fellow UVW members, share what’s happening in your sector, and help shape what we do next. UVW sector meetings are a chance to…
Thursday, 19 November, 2026
cleaners and facilities sector meeting
Come together with your fellow UVW members, share what’s happening in your sector, and help shape what we do next. UVW sector meetings are a chance to…
Past events
Sat 18 May 2024, 12pm-4:30pm
UVW’s Annual General Meeting
SAT 27 APRIL 2024, 3pm-5pm
CAFÉ CONSULTA, COFFEE Q&A
Do you want advice from experienced reps and organisers about how to solve your problems at work? Do you have questions about the union?…
30 MAY 2024
🇵🇸 Art exhibition on Palestine
UVW warmly invites members and the public for an art exhibition on Palestine. Artists will be exhibiting prints, embroidery and paintings in an act…
THURSDAY 4 APRIL 2024, 5pm-7PM
COME EMBROIDER THE UVW BANNER
Come embroider the UVW banner with the Chilean exile community group Bordando por la Memoria and renowned banner designer Ed Hall on Thursday 4…
WEEKLY SESSIONS 7pm-9pm, 2024
DRUMS AND RESISTANCE – AFRO-COLOMBIAN DRUMMING WORKSHOP
Come and learn to play Cumbia Bullerengue on the drums – and more – and to sing and dance the Afro-Colombian rhythm mixing resistance…
February 2024
LGBTQIA+ History month at UVW
LGBTQIA+ people (including UVW members and all Queer people who would like to join the trade union movement) join us in celebrating the incredible…
SAT 27 JANUARY 2024, 4pm
uvw’s 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
TEN YEARS OF UNITY, STRUGGLE AND SOLIDARITY… AND COUNTING! From the handful of Latinx cleaners meeting in London’s coffee shops in 2014 to the…
sunday 10 december 2023, 10.30am – 6.30 pm
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS’ DAY
Don’t miss this December 10 “International Migrants Day”! 📅 Sunday 10 December 2023⏰ 10:30 – 18:30h The celebrations will be made up of three…
december 2023, 2pm -4pm
Free painting classes for children of UVW members
Free painting classes for children of UVW members! If your child wants to paint and learn about Amazon rainforest and the protection of the…
DECEMBER 2023
FREE THREE-PART CERTIFIED REP TRAINING
BECOME A UVW CERTIFIED REP WITH OUR NEW, FREE THREE-PART COURSE FOR UVW MEMBERS! In UVW we have years of experience in handling 10,000s…
EVERY WEDNESDAY 12pm – 2pm
NEW MEMBERS DROP-IN WELCOME LUNCH SESSION
Come and share some food with us at the New Members drop-in welcome lunch at Casa UVW. If you’ve just joined UVW and you…
February 2024
Free 7-week Maths and English language course for UVW members
📅 Every Saturday from 13 January to 24 February, 2024 ⏰ 9:30am – 12:30pm 🏠 Casa UVW, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, London E1 5QJ…