UPDATE: Workplaces reopening, schools reopening, new government powers, and much more
Today the government made a series of announcements that will affect UVW members. These announcements are as follows: New government powers Firstly, from the…
UVW in Action
UVW makes transcript available of union busting phone calls from Ark Globe Academy contractor
On the 4th and 5th of June UVW members employed by Ridge Crest Cleaning and working at Ark Globe Academy in South London walked…
Update: Use of face masks in shops in England to become mandatory on the 24th of July
The UK government has announced today that the use of face masks in shops across England will become mandatory by law on the 24th…
Update: Government announces launch of its ‘Plan for Jobs’
Today the government announced a series of new measures which it says are designed to protect jobs and the economy as lockdown eases and…
Emanuel’s story begins to be heard
The tragic case of Emanuel Gomes, a United Voices of the World (UVW) member who passed away in April, has recently hit the headlines.…
BBC report featuring UVW members shines a light on unscrupulous companies
UVW members were recently featured in a BBC report shining a light on unscrupulous employers who have either failed or refused to furlough their…
Language as empowerment: UVW online English classes
Every Saturday, now online because of Covid-19, four volunteers, Valentina, Ellie, George and Chris, teach English classes for UVW membership. All of them have…
Update for workers furloughed on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: the introduction of ‘flexible furlough’
As of tomorrow, 1st July 2020, employers can require ‘furloughed’ workers to return to work on a part time basis and remain on furlough…
United Voices of the World stands in solidarity with Goldsmiths UCU and the 472
United Voices of the World stands in solidarity with Goldsmiths UCU and the 472 academics and graduate trainee tutors currently facing redundancy. The decision…
St Mary’s workers hit the silver screen
The story of the UVW’s groundbreaking strike at St Mary’s hospital is hitting the silver screen. “United Voices” the Guardian commissioned documentary directed and…
”Never again” say workers in the Charity sector
In a massive display of worker power and unity, charity sector workers have demanded the resignation of the chief executive officer and the entire…
UPDATE: Shielding to end in England on the 1st of August
Today the government announced that the most vulnerable members of the population will be able to end the practice of shielding from the 6th…
Update: 2-month extension of eviction ban
The government has announced a 2-month extension to the eviction ban. This means that tenants in rent arrears as a result of the COVID-19…
UNION TALK: Series continues with Prof. Ralph Darlington on Early British Syndicalism
Sign up for next week’s talk here. UVW’s series Union Talk got off to a great start yesterday with Louise Raw and learning about…
UVW steps in to provide PPE to outsourced cleaners at St. George’s, University of London
United Voices of the World (UVW) was forced to take action today by stepping in to provide outsourced cleaners at St. George’s University of…
Update: Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
On the 29th of May the government announced a series of changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The changes are as follows: 10th…
Legal update: Statutory Sick Pay and ‘Test and Trace’
On the 28th of May the government announced the extension of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) to those who have been told to self-isolate under…
UNION TALK: Series kicks off with Dr. Louise Raw and the Match Women’s Strike of 1888
UVW is kicking off a series on the history of radical union organising with Dr. Louise Raw, who will be speaking about the Match…
Opposition to the re-opening of schools on 1st June, 2020
The government has announced its intention to reopen schools on 1st June across the UK for early years pupils, Reception, Year 1 and Year…
The UVW fundraiser to support Emanuel Gomes’ family gets off to a roaring start
On Friday the 15th of May 2020 UVW launched a fundraiser to repatriate the body of Emanuel Gomes to his family in Guinea Bissau.…
PCS and UVW join forces to fight for workers at the MoJ
Following the tragic death of UVW member Emanuel Gomes who worked as a cleaner at the Ministry of Justice, the Public and Commercial Services…
UVW Coronavirus employment law update
The government has just announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended for a further four months until the end of October 2020.…
UVW steps up to the plate and protects its members by distributing surgical masks across London
UVW members, activists and staff stepped up to the plate today to protect UVW members who had been left without sufficient PPE by the…
Over 100 members join UVW Universal Credit workshop
Over 100 members joined our Spanish language Universal Credit workshop today. Participants were from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Peru, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Poland…
International Workers Day: We are all Emanuel declare UVW members
The lockdown did not stop the UVW family from coming together on International Workers’ day to celebrate 100 years of worker wins and plan…
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…
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…