UVW responds to Joint Committee on Human Rights over the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
United Voices of the World has responded to a call for evidence from the Joint Committee on Human Rights regarding the Police, Crime, Sentencing…
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A “historic victory” for school cleaners who win teacher’s sick pay scheme 2 days into a 40 day strike
Cleaners at South London based La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School have won their strike for full pay sick pay in line with teachers,…
South London based La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School embroiled in “legal scandal” after cleaners sue for “institutional racism” and bring a Judicial Review for refusing to pay sick pay
The prestigious and Ofsted rated “outstanding” school of La Retraite, a Roman Catholic Girls School in South London, is being sued by a group…
Prestigious South London school La Retraite to be rocked by “longest school cleaners strike in UK history” after headteacher on over £110K per year denies key workers full pay sick pay
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School is set to be hit by a 40 day and 40 night strike as its Headteacher denies key workers full pay sick pay.
UVW launches strike fund for workers in Myanmar resisting the coup
UVW has sent an open letter of solidarity to The Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMs) and salutes its role in organising the civil…
Key workers at a North London care home take legal action against their employer for breach of human rights.
14 care workers, cleaners and maintenance workers at Sage Nursing Home in North London are taking legal action against their employer for what they…
Catholic School cleaners to strike for 40 days and 40 nights in “righteous indignation” about “wage theft”, “poverty pay” & “institutional racism”
Outsourced cleaners at the La Retraite Roman Catholic School Girls’ School in South London have voted to take the first strike in the school’s…
“We’re one step closer to achieving a collective voice at work” declare key workers at North London care home as they head for a second round of strike action
Cleaners, care workers and maintenance workers will walk out this week in what their trade union, United Voices of the World (UVW), has described…
“There is a culture of discrimination” says trade union as it ballots school cleaners for strike action
Outsourced cleaners at La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls School in South London are being balloted for strike action today The ballot is in respect…
Care workers forced to abandon picket after government confusion over the legality of picketing in Tier 4 areas
Care workers and cleaners on strike today at Sage Nursing Home in North London were forced to abandon a planned picket after reading advice…
Care worker walkout is “historic turning point for key workers” says trade union in care home dispute
Care workers, cleaners and maintenance workers at Sage Nursing Home in Golders Green North London have today walked out in a 3-day strike in…
“Our courts are not Covid-secure” says Legal Sector Workers United as it calls for immediate halt to possession proceedings
Legal Sector Workers United (LSWU) along with housing practitioners and campaigners is calling for an immediate stay on possession proceedings during the second wave…