Bristol’s sex workers need your solidarity and active support
“Our livelihoods and safety have become collateral damage to a debate over the morality of sex work, where sex workers are consistently denied a…
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Sage workers: “the bosses are the second virus”
“The workers at Sage have given their absolute all, under impossible conditions, to take care of elders in my community. It’s extremely important that…
UVW members declare victory as GOSH commit to full equality
“We won the fight because we voted yes for strike and GOSH gave in to us.” Gora Diop, GOSH cleaner, UVW member Domestic staff…
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…
UVW members paint dire picture of working conditions as UK cleaner shortages mount
“They haven’t given me more hours, they’ve just given me more work.” Cleaners bear the brunt as cleaning companies suffer labour shortages. In the…
“All key workers deserve decent work and a living wage” – carers in North London declare strike action
UVW members at a North London care home served notice of industrial action on their bosses this week sending a clarion call to all…
CEO at UK’s largest domestic abuse charity resigns amid allegations of institutional racism
“I cried with happiness. I felt a sense of relief so great that it brought me to tears.” The CEO of Solace Woman’s Aid,…
Cleaners ballot to strike in ongoing dispute for equal work rights
More than a hundred cleaners who won an in-housing agreement at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) after launching a hard-fought campaign against outsourcing to…
Open letter TO SOLACE WOMEN’s AID
We stand in solidarity with, and recognise the bravery of, past and present staff members who have whistle-blown on their experience of racism and bullying at Solace.
The Royal Parks charity charged with maintaining the Queen’s most famous London parks is set to face judicial review over “discrimination against black African cleaners”, says trade union
The Royal Parks, a charity set up by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), to administer and maintain the Queen’s most famous…
The UVW ramps up its solidarity with workers resisting military coup in Myanmar
This week, on the 25th of May, UVW offered further solidarity to workers resisting the military coup in Myanmar at a solidarity meeting organised…
UVW members are organising for power with comrades from across the globe!
UVW members are organising for power with comrades from across the globe! This week as the UK tentatively begins to creep out of lockdown…
UVW launches call for evidence against protest bill
United Voices of the World (UVW) has called on all members to submit evidence in another step to “Kill the bill”, the Police, Crime,…
The UVW comes out in force for International Workers Day
UVW members came together in their dozens on International Workers Day to express their solidarity with the Royal Parks cleaners and to fight against…
UVW stands in solidarity with Mondi warehouse workers in USA
This week, United Voices of the World (UVW) stood in solidarity with 18 Latinx factory workers in New Jersey, USA, who were sacked for…
Nursing Home workers vote for a voice at work and strike action
This week the battle for recognition at Sage Nursing Home in North London takes a new turn as all domestic staff and care workers…
St Mary’s workers celebrate the end of outsourcing
Hundreds of workers at St. Mary’s Hospital are ending their week on a high celebrating by the news that their move in-house will become…
Your union, your voice, your UVW
Hundreds of UVW members from all workplaces and sectors representing cleaners, security guards, sex workers, architects, lawyers, care workers, charity workers and more came…
Care workers VOTE for a second wave of strike action
CARE WORKERS VOTE FOR A SECOND WAVE OF STRIKE ACTION
UVW is hiring: 1 X Bilingual (English – Spanish) Caseworker – Organiser
We are pleased to announce a vacancy for a Bilingual Caseworker 5 days a week. This role will involve casework, training and membership engagement, specifically: Advising, supporting members…
UVW is hiring: 1 X Employment Law Caseworker
We are pleased to announce the creation of a new full time (5-days a week) Employment Law Caseworker vacancy. The role will involve: Advising…
Annual Statement to Members ending period 31 December 2019
Statement to members issued in connection with the union’s annual return for period ended 31.12.2019 as required by Section 32A of Trade Union and…
UVW stands in solidarity with the Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMS)
United Voices of the World (UVW) has penned an open letter to our comrades in the Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMS) to express…
We will not be silenced
United Voices of the World (UVW) condemns in the strongest possible terms the police violence meted out to women attending the vigil for Sarah…
Solidarity is what makes our members special
What makes our members special is not only their determination to take on the biggest employers and to bravely demand the respect, equality and…
The UVW supports the creation of a National Care Service
The fight for respect, equality, and dignity by our members at Sage Nursing Home has shone a light on a care system in crisis.…
“I am proud that I have not remained silent and have raised my voice for dignity”, the Sage workers’ struggle to defend their human rights
The heroic care workers, cleaners and maintenance workers at Sage Nursing Home came together last week to launch two separate legal cases against their…
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…
The Care Workers Fighting For 12 an hour
Billie Ahouzan is one of the care workers and cleaners at Sage Nursing Home in north London who have gone on strike. Along with…
Legal Sector Workers United Prison Group Statement and Demands
As workers within the legal sector, we have witnessed firsthand the Covid-19 disaster inflicted upon the prison system. Alongside our firm support for actions…