Judge orders Brighton pub to pay wages to summarily sacked UVW strike leader until final hearing
Judge orders Saint James Tavern (SJT) pub bosses in Brighton to pay wages to a United Voices of the World (UVW) strike leader, who…
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Sex workers trade union wins right to enter Judicial Review to oppose strip club ban in edinburgh
United Sex Workers (USW), the sex workers branch of United Voices of the World Union (UVW), has won the right to enter a Judicial…
Architectural workers threatened with redundancies as they initiate historic strike ballot
Following months of being ignored by management after raising issues regarding their pay and conditions, workers at Atomik, a London based architectural company, are…
Unionised leisure centre cleaners win inflation-busting 16% pay rise
Cleaners and UVW members at Latchmere Leisure Centre in Battersea have today received confirmation that from 1 October they will receive a 16% pay…
Comment on Liz Truss’ proposals to attack workers’ rights
Petros Elia, general secretary for United Voices of the World, said: “These plans are a vicious attack on the freedoms and rights of working…
Settlement reached in North London care home dispute
United Voices of the World (UVW) is pleased to announce that a settlement has been reached between Sage Nursing Home and 14 UVW members…
UVW fights Labour-led council over attempts to block sex workers’ trade union from strip club ban judicial review
Lawyers for USW, the sex workers’ branch of UVW union, have applied to the Court of Session on the union’s behalf to be part…
Brighton pub workers suspend strike action while talks proceed
Press release Brighton pub workers suspend strike action while talks proceed Bar workers at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton have suspended industrial…
Met police apologies and pays compensation for arrest of union official on picket line
The Metropolitan Police (Met) has apologised to a United Voices of the World (UVW) official for his arrest, settled a claim brought by UVW,…
Brighton pub workers defy violent union-busting by issuing fresh strike dates
Bar workers at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton will walk out during Brighton Pride and on the August bank holiday weekend, as…
Strike averted as cleaners at luxury apartments win 16% pay rise
Cleaners at Riverside Quarter, a large luxury residence in Wandsworth, London, have won the London Living Wage, a 16% rise from the national minimum…
Striking worker assaulted by union-busting boss at Stonegate-leased pub in Brighton
The first strike at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton ended with the union-busting landlord assaulting a striking worker and United Voices of…