UVW brings together workers across London’s workplaces—from NHS hospitals and care to cleaning, hospitality, security and office work. Through bold, creative collective action, members turn individual struggles into collective power, winning dignity, respect, equality, better pay and conditions. Explore our sectors and worker-led campaigns.
Cleaners and facilities
Cleaners and facilities workers make up a significant part of UVW. Many are outsourced workers delivering essential services across London’s institutions and companies—and have made history winning against their bosses.
nhs workers
NHS workers—including cleaners, porters, caterers and facilities staff—keep London’s hospitals running. UVW members have taken on outsourcing at Imperial College Healthcare and Great Ormond Street Hospital—and won.
vhu
Voces Hispanas Unidas (VHU) is UVW’s largest group, bringing together mostly women who speak Spanish or Portuguese and work across cleaning, facilities and service jobs in workplaces across London.
Services workers
The Service sector includes members in hospitality, care workers, and many others in precarious jobs where exploitation, low pay, and insecurity run rampant. UVW members have won major campaigns at Harrods, in care homes and across Radisson Blu hotels.
GENERAL WORKERS
This sector brings together members working in legal services, charities and NGOs, design and culture. Whatever their job title, workers face low pay, precarious work and exploitation—and deserve dignity, respect and justice. Together, they organise, fight back and win.