Guardian praises UVW
Article in the Guardian today discussing the current state of the union movement and suggesting the likes of the “ambitiously named” United Voices of…
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We want to make our voices heard!
On Saturday we had an amazing public speaking workshop for UVW women and non-binary people – it was our second one in 2018. In…
First Victory of the Year! Strike Cancelled!
BREAKING NEWS – SENSATIONAL VICTORY – STRIKE CANCELLED TONIGHT CLEANERS AT LEE HECHT HARRISON (LHH) WILL NOW BE PAID THE LONDON LIVING WAGE!!!! Our…
Updates from our monthly meeting
Fantastic monthly meeting on Saturday at which Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth (HASL) delivered a brilliant workshop on basic housing rights. UVW hopes to…
Breaking news: Victory is here!
The dispute came to an end – this is the agreed statement: “Following productive and positive consultations between UVW and Templewood today, 2nd November…
BREAKING: Victory under way!
Surprise Halloween Ferrari flashmob secures reinsatement of Freddy and Angelica to HR Owen’s Ferrari and Maserati showrooms! Protest cancelled today, but the fight continues.…
Guardian reports on our surprise protest at HR Owen
Guardian coverage of our surprise flashmob of Ferrari’s showrooms today from where our members, Freddy and Angelica, have just been banned after having refused…
Breaking: HR Owen dispute
BREAKING NEWS: Freddy and Angelica, who have been suspended for the last month from cleaning the Ferrari and Maserati showrooms run by the world’s…
Emma Dent Coad MP supports Freddy & Angelica
Emma Dent Coad MP for the borough of Kensinton where HR Owen’s Ferrari and Maserati showrooms are located – has just written to HR…
Read about the Ferrari 2 in the Guardian
Guardian coverage of the cleaners inspirational fight for the living wage at HR Owen’s Ferrari and Maserati dealerships and their disgraceful and unlawful suspensions…
Great Protest at H R Owen
United Voices of the World (UVW) trade union protested against Kensington luxury car dealers HR Owen and demanded they reinstate their two cleaners suspended…
CLEANERS TO STRIKE FOR A LIVING WAGE AT FERRARI
Say hello to Freddy and Angelica, the inspiring husband and wife duo from Ecuador who, for the last 5 years, have been cleaning and…
VICTORY! ALBA IS REINSTATED
UVW wins the final part of its 10 month dispute against Noonan and the LSE by winning a groundbreaking, precedent setting tribunal hearing today…
LSE CLEANERS’ STRIKE UPDATE:
Following a vote of UVW members at the LSE this morning a decision has been made to suspend the strike action due to take…
LSE CLEANERS TO STRIKE FOR 72 HOURS DURING STUDENTS GRADUATION
After the LSE cleaners recent historic victory which resulted in them being brought in-house after 7 days of strike action and the largest cleaners…
United Voices of the Whole World! New members from 38 countries in 2017!
UVW is very happy to announce that in 2017 alone we have received new members from 38 different countries around the world (list below).…
VICTORY TO LSE CLEANERS!
UVW is proud to announce that the LSE cleaners will be BROUGHT IN-HOUSE and become employees of the LSE from Spring 2018! This will…
UVW Support Sacked Ritzy Reps
On 15th June UVW members joined, in solidarity, with the fantastic Ritzy workers who were out in force demanding the reinstatement of the Ritzy…
Solidarity at UCU’s national conference with the LSE cleaners
Thank you to those UCU delegates from around the country at UCU’s national conference on Saturday 27th May in Brighton for getting together to…
Owen Jones pulls out of LSE event, in support of Cleaners
Owen Jones has canceled an event at the London School of Economics (LSE) in order not to cross the Cleaners’ picket. He says, in…
BREAKING: Cleaners at the LSE vote to strike every single week indefinitely until victory!
Cleaners at the LSE have today voted to take further strike action following the LSE’s failure to concede their claim for parity of terms…
UVW secures the removal of Noonan’s cleaner account director at the LSE University following his inaction in the face of homophobic harassment!
You may remember the case of a member of UVW, Sam (pseudonym), who works as a cleaner at the LSE University. He was subjected…
UVW goes to employment tribunal to defend the Topshop Two
Remember the Topshop Two? They are Susana and Carolina – single mums from Ecuador – who used to clean tax dodging, poverty wage paying,…
LSE cleaners to strike on 15th & 16th march with a 100% yes vote
BREAKING NEWS: UVW members who clean the prestigious LSE University have returned a 100% YES vote for STRIKE action demanding DIGNITY & EQUALITY. First…
Strike at the LSE
BREAKING NEWS: Due to the LSE’s continued arrogant and elitist refusal to speak to the cleaners and to bring their terms and conditions in…
Victory at Harrods!
VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! We have beaten Harrods, the richest and most prestigious department store in the world! 100% of the service charge will now…
Justice for John Lewis Cleaners
Following John Lewis’s refusal to pay the cleaner’s a living wage and bring them in to the partnership, we held a mass demonstration on…
Trade union victimisation: Topshop cleaners have been sacked! Support UVW’s legal proceedings.
Two cleaners at billionaire BHS buster Philip Green’s flagship brand Topshop have been sacked for campaigning for a living wage. Susana was summarily sacked…
LSE cleaners recognised by Black History Months
What fantastic appreciation and recognition given to the cleaners at the LSE in honour of Black History Month. Thank you to the SU…
John Lewis Protest: bring the Cleaners into the partnership!
SAVE THE DATE: 5 NOVEMBER 2-5pm (John Lewis, Oxford Street) Here the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1765354393752143/ John Lewis makes well over £100 million in profit a…