Stunning victory for UVW as Ministry of Justice is pressured into granting cleaners full pay sick pay
United Voices of the World (UVW) has forced the Ministry of Justice to pay all cleaners, security guards and other outsourced staff full pay…
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Ministry of Justice contractor accused of “unlawful interference” in trade union recognition ballot
Ministry of Justice contractor OCS has been accused of unlawfully interfering in a trade union recognition ballot United Voices of the World (UVW) has…
Ark Globe Academy’s cleaners bribed with PPE on condition they “get rid of their union”
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16/06/2020 Ark Globe Academy’s cleaners bribed with PPE on condition they “get rid of their union” Ark Globe Academy’s cleaning contractor Ridge…
London’s Royal Parks attendants sue for over 150 years of underpaid and untaken annual leave
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 of London’s Royal Parks attendants are suing the French multinational VINCI for unlawfully denying them annual leave. The annual leave denied…
Ministry of Justice has ‘slapped cleaners in the face’ with offer of 14p pay rise says union
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09/06/2020 Ministry of Justice has ‘slapped cleaners in the face’ with offer of 14p pay rise says union The government department has…
UVW to distribute 2,000 surgical masks to key and frontline workers
Government and employer failure to provide masks to key and frontline workers has forced UVW union to step up to the challenge UVW represents…
Royal Parks faces landmark legal challenge alleging indirect race discrimination against BAME outsourced cleaners
For immediate release 14 April 2020 Royal Parks faces landmark legal challenge alleging indirect race discrimination against BME outsourced cleaners 3.3 million workers to…
Lawyers call for immediate leave to remain for all migrants amidst COVID-19 chaos
Legal Sector Workers United (LSWU), part of the trade union, United Voices of the World (UVW), have today called for all migrants – irrespective…
Strippers union United Voices of the World (UVW) wins landmark legal victory proving strippers are ‘workers’, not independent contractors
Strippers union United Voices of the World (UVW) and sex worker advocacy group Decrim Now celebrate employment tribunal win UVW and Decrim Now are…
Landmark legal challenge to outsourcing to benefit 3.3 million workers
St. George’s University of London (SGUL) is to be the subject of a landmark legal challenge to outsourcing whose outcome could benefit the country’s…
Strikes at St. George’s University of London enter their third week
Outsourced security guards take their third week of strike action as they continue to demand direct employment by St. George’s, University of London (SGUL)…
Major NHS Trust forced to terminate use of private contractors
For immediate release 30th January 2020 Major NHS Trust forced to terminate use of private contractors Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has been forced…