Two workers at the Ministry of Justice die from suspected COVID-19
UVW members at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) walked off the job for International Workers Memorial Day in response to two of their colleagues…
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International Workers’ Memorial Day
JOIN US ON APRIL 28TH for the International Workers’ Memorial Day / Workers’ Mourning Day. This is the international day of remembrance and action…
Dispute at Spotify headquarters intensifies in row over mistreatment of cleaners
Dispute at Spotify headquarters intensifies in row over mistreatment of cleaners Cleaners allege their health has been put in danger at headquarters of Spotify…
UVW members step in to offer well-being support during #COVID19
An emotional well-being workshop, this Saturday 18 April, saw almost 40 UVW members – cleaners, cultural workers and lawyers – come together to discuss…
UPDATE: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme further clarification 20/04/2020
Some further clarification on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as it pertains to members. The HMRC portal is now open for employers to apply…
COVID-19 Training: 100s of workers join the UVW online
Today, hundreds of UVW Spanish speaking members joined a groundbreaking online session entitled “Knowing your rights in times of COVID-19”. The participatory online session…
UPDATE: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme further clarification
Some further clarification on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as it pertains to members. Payment dates The Furlough portal will be open and working…
UPDATE: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and furlough status
There’s been an update as of today on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. We have pulled out the relevant information for our members as…
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) Stands in Solidarity With Percy
Dear Nigel and Christopher, The IWGB Trade Union is appalled to hear of the unfair dismissal by King’s College of one of your cleaners,…
UVW’s response to new eviction legislation
Yesterday, the government was forced to offer proper temporary protection from eviction. Previously they only extended the notice period from 2 to 3 months…
Government announces Self-Employed Income Support Scheme
The government has announced a new scheme that will pay self-employed people a taxable grant worth 80% of average monthly income, capped at £2,500pm.…
UVW call to employers to stop sacking or to rehire any sacked workers now
UVW is calling on all employers which have sacked, or were thinking of sacking their workers because of Coronavirus to immediately rehire them, or…
Response to the government’s commitment to workers’ wages
The government’s bid to save jobs by offering employers grants equivalent to 80% of their workers’ wages up to £2,500 per month for up…
UCU Solidarity Statement
United Voices of the World (UVW) stands shoulder to shoulder with the brave UCU comrades on strike across the country. UVW believes that all…
Response to SGUL Student Union
Dear St George’s Student Union, We are dismayed with your recent statement in respect of the ongoing security guard’s strike at St George’s university…
UVW stands in solidarity with the RMT
United Voices of the World (UVW) stands in solidarity with Tube Union RMT members across the London Underground. It is outrageous that the Mayor…
3 lessons learnt from migrants leading the NHS privatisation fight back
Left Foot Forward
Solidarity letter: UVW striking security guards
On Friday, January 24th 2020, UVW asked union branches, CLPs and community organisations for group and individual signatories to a solidarity letter for striking…
The upstart unions taking on the gig economy and outsourcing
Financial Times
Outsourced workers win a 23% pay rise as dispute with the University of Greenwich comes to an end
Outsourced workers at the University of Greenwich, including café workers, cleaners and security guards, celebrated today an announcement of a pay rise to the…