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Cleaners at Dulwich private school ballot for strike action
“We are ready to strike because losing five weeks of work per year is deeply unfair… We can’t just find another job to make…
Strippers sue bosses at “London’s premier club” over stolen wages
Dancers at SophistiCats in Soho have instructed their union, United Voices of the World, to start legal proceedings over trade union victimisation, unlawful deduction…
Unity, Community and Solidarity
Sweet and spicy Salteñas, handmade by Bolivian “tias”, and the sounds of La Coma, afro colombian percussion, greeted delegates at the opening of UVW’s…
Cleaners declare ¡VICTORIA! at private school in South London
“We never had sick pay before, this is a big win for us, thanks to our unity and the support of our union that…
Migrant cleaners at Department for Education to strike for equality in June
“No sick pay, too much work, no proper holiday cover. We feel we are treated with disdain, we are fed up and stressed but…
Private school cleaners vote YES to strike over poverty pay
“I am ready to strike because our demands are fair. We need a pay rise but we’ve been denied. So the time has come…
Free Free Palestine! Art for resistance
“In UVW, we believe in the power of the Global South, we believe in the power of the working class and we are in…
UVW win: Milagros reinstated!
“If it wasn’t for the union I wouldn’t have got my job back“ Milagros Icaza, sacked cleaner and UVW member Originally from Peru, Milagros…
UVW stitches it up!
This month we finally finished our glorious, and new best-in-the-trade-union-movement, banner, designed with the guidance and support of renowned banner designer Ed Hall, UVW…
Cleaners descend on The Dorchester Hotel over the sacking of Peruvian cloak room attendant
“I want my job back. I want my reputation back. I did nothing wrong. I don’t deserve this treatment. I’m not scared and I…
Cleaners continue their epic battle against historic racial discriminatory outsourcing at Great Ormond Street Hospital in legal appeal
UVW cleaner members at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are continuing their epic legal battle against historic racially discriminatory outsourcing at the London famous…
Cleaners at the Department for Education launch second strike ballot over equality
“No sick pay, too much work, no proper holiday cover. We are treated with disdain and we are fed up and stressed but united…
United we are strong!
Fantastic monthly meeting of UVW’s section for Spanish and Portuguese speakers – Voces Hispanas Unidas -, most of whom work as cleaners. We had…
Choose kindness over ruthlessness
“I went to visit my 87-year-old sick father who has an amputated leg. When I got back I found out I had been sacked.“…
Outsourced migrant cleaner sacked for trying to do her job well
“I was sacked for taking a cleaning product from one company site to another. I was simply trying to do my job well.” Milagros…
UVW women lead from the front
“You brought us back to the essence of why we, especially women, need to join a trade union.” Denise Savage This week trade union…
Company forced to pay cleaner contracted holiday leave
“You never know when you are going to need the support of your union, but one thing is clear, there’s always a first time.” Maria,…
“The only option is to fight for your rights” Amazon warehouse cleaners fight cuts to their paid break
” As an ordinary person, I have the right to defend myself against their abuses. I feel that everything is for the convenience of…
I ate a tuna sandwich and I was sacked. But I took direct action and it worked
Gabriela, a single mother from Ecuador and UVW member, cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years with an impeccable record, until she…
Community, advice on labour rights and local services, and fun at Voces Hispanas’ monthly meeting
“These sessions with fellow workers and union advisors are very important. I learned so much about so many issues – about working rights and…