UVW in Action
The “Real” Living Wage is going up
DEMAND A WAGE YOU CAN LIVE ON! The “Real” Living Wage is going up. But not as much or as quickly as the prices…
Judge orders Brighton pub to pay wages to sacked UVW strike leader
“I’m ecstatic by the decision from the court to grant my interim relief! It’s a huge win for the UVW members of the Saint…
Sex Workers win right to enter Judicial Review to oppose Edinburgh strip club ban
United Sex Workers (USW), the sex workers branch of United Voices of the World Union (UVW), has won the right to enter a Judicial…
UVW reps, building workers’ power at GOSH
At the end of July, United Voices of the World (UVW) members at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) elected workplace representatives (reps) for the…
Architectural workers initiate historic strike ballot
“We have all worked at Atomik for a number of years, but that loyalty has not been reciprocated in meaningful improved pay or working…
Unionised leisure centre cleaners win inflation-busting 16% pay rise
“Unity is strength and anything can be achieved if we are united as workers.” Juan, cleaner and UVW member Latin American cleaners and members…
Latin American cleaners in Battersea celebrate and prepare to strike!
This week talks between cleaners and Latchmere Leisure Centre bosses resulted in broken promises on a pay offer and the cleaners strike ballot returned…
Brighton workers suspend strike as pub bosses sit down to talk
“This shows the power we have as a united working class and that together we can improve our conditions within hospitality and beyond.” Jake,…
Latin American art, memory and struggle in Elephant & Castle
“It’s a way of insisting that the working class is also creative, and that creativity is expressed in creating new worlds where we all…
Take action if the heat is on!
Are you finding it difficult to work in this heat? If you are, health and safety legislation says workplace temperatures should be “reasonable”. Workplace…
Victory against the cops: Met apologises and pays compensation for the arrest of UVW official
“We don’t tolerate cops or bosses or anyone pushing us around.” Franck Magennis, arrested UVW member, barrister and former head of UVW’s legal department…
Latin American cleaners demand union recognition
Bolivian migrant cleaners at the Latchmere Leisure Centre in Battersea, south west London have applied to the Central Arbitration Committee for statutory recognition of…
A taste of victory: union quashes bogus disciplinary against noodle-eating cleaner
“The union was very helpful when the incidents happened and went into gear from the moment I contacted them. UVW didn’t turn its back…
Together we can learn and fight to get what we need and deserve
Andrene and Bile are not only fierce UVW members and strike leaders at Sage Nursing home in Golders Green, but they are now certified…
Fighting back through the courts
This week UVW strike leader and now former pub manager at St James Tavern in Brighton, Jake Marvin, applied to the employment tribunal for…
Shocking union busting by “out of control” bosses in Brighton pub dispute
The conduct of the landlords in the dispute at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton has shown exactly why the workers’ needed to…
Strike averted as cleaners win inflation-busting pay rise
Latin American cleaners from Ecuador and Bolivia who work at Riverside Quarter, a large luxury residence in Wandsworth, London, have won a 16% pay…
LSWU statement on CBA action and the response of the BSB and Lord Chief Justice
We are disappointed by the indications by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) that those participating in the ‘days of…
‘Everyone out!’ declare luxury apartment cleaners
The cleaners at Riverside Quarter luxury apartments in Wandsworth have voted to strike. 100% of UVW members voted to take industrial action over their…
Great Ormond Street Hospital encouraged to ‘review its practices’ and ‘promote trust’, following UVW’s data complaint
On 16 June, the Information Commissioners Office (ICO), the independent authority protecting data rights in the UK, upheld a complaint by United Voices of…
Pub staff in Brighton fight back against union busting
“We feel this is an attack on ourselves, workers that dared to organise, join a union and demand decent working conditions” Saint James Tavern…
Latin American cleaners win union recognition
A group of cleaners, UVW members, at Riverside Quarter luxury apartments have won collective bargaining rights following a three month campaign for dignity and…
Brighton bar staff gear up for strike action over better pay and conditions
“On the picket we will show the power we have as a united work force and just how much support we have already managed…
Employer forced to pay back nearly two years in unpaid wages to cleaner after it cut her hours without her consent.
“My victory should give hope to all of us workers. We have rights and we should fight for them. UVW was there for me…
No worker left behind: a lone worker and her union fight back!
“From the very first moment I have felt supported by UVW. I’m not scared and I’m going to demand all my working rights, because…