Get involved with UVW by attending our events.
Sunday, 4 October
The Battle of Cable Street 90th Anniversary
No pasarán – Celebrate the Battle of Cable Street’s 90th Anniversary with UVW! ✊ UVW is calling on all of us – our members, friends,…
Events
Upcoming events
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 7 November 12pm-10pm, 2026
Ecuador comes to Casa UVW! Colada Morada Festival
Get ready for a day of Ecuadorian food, dancing and community at Casa UVW! Gran Famiia Warmis UK and UVW invite UVW members, friends…
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
21 December 2022, 8.30 – 11am
Join the xmas picket!
Our fight to keep providing vital services to the migrant and refugee communities in Birmingham and for a voice at work has come to…
SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER 2022, 9am-2pm
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY
17 December 2022 – International Migrants Day – Join the march! UVW joins other unions and the coalition of Latin American Organisations UK, to…
22 October 2022
Autumn workshops
From September, we are back with Spanish language workshops to empower us in our workplace! We have a whole calendar of FREE activities in…
3 December 2022, 11am – 2.15pm
FREE: ENGLISH Classes
Want to learn English? Free classes for UVW members! This 8-week course will give you the tools and confidence to use English at work,…
Saturday 25 June 2022, 4-8pm
JOIN THE PICKET IN BRIGHTON!
The bar staff at the Saint James Tavern in Brighton are going on strike! ✊ They unanimously voted to strike for better working conditions,…
Friday 27 May 2022, 5.30pm-7pm
Tell the Government to clean up their own mess
During lockdown the Prime Minister and his colleagues were breaking the law, and partying in Downing Street. Meanwhile, UVW members and key workers all…
Thursday 9 June 2022, 6-8:30pm
How to understand company accounts workshop 🔍
Who are the people on the other side of a dispute? 🕵 Who are the directors? Who are the owners? 👨💼 Who is ultimately…
SATURDAY 7 MAY 2022, 15.00pm
For a dignified and autonomous life
UVW will welcome Abdoulaye Seck, aka Papalaye a member of the ‘Sindicato Mantero’ Barcelona to Casa UVW, this Saturday 7 May. The Popular Union…
Friday 29 April 2022, 12.00pm
End racist outsourcing at Great Ormond Street Hospital!
Strike rally for security guards fighting racist outsourcing 📅 Friday 29 April – 12.00pm 📍Meeting point: North end of Queen Square, London WC1N 3AU…
SATURDAY 5 MARCH 2022, 17:00PM-until late
UVW Fundraiser Fiesta for GOSH Security Guards!
Fundraiser party to support the security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) on strike against racist outsourcing in the NHS! 🎉 📅 Date:…
Thursday 3 February 2022, 12pm
JOIN THE RALLY: SUPPORT GOSH SECURITY GUARDS’ STRIKE FOR EQUALITY!
The workers voted unanimously to strike and are demanding full NHS benefits including basic things like sick pay, annual leave, overtime pay. Join the rally on 7 December.
Tuesday 7 December 2021, 12:30pm
Rally: Support GOSH security guards’ strike for equality!
The workers voted unanimously to strike and are demanding full NHS benefits including basic things like sick pay, annual leave, overtime pay. Join the rally on 7 December.