Outsourced migrant cleaner sacked for trying to do her job well
“I was sacked for taking a cleaning product from one company site to another. I was simply trying to do my job well.” Milagros…
Justice for Cleaners
UVW women lead from the front
“You brought us back to the essence of why we, especially women, need to join a trade union.” Denise Savage This week trade union…
Company forced to pay cleaner contracted holiday leave
“You never know when you are going to need the support of your union, but one thing is clear, there’s always a first time.”…
“The only option is to fight for your rights” Amazon warehouse cleaners fight cuts to their paid break
” As an ordinary person, I have the right to defend myself against their abuses. I feel that everything is for the convenience of…
I ate a tuna sandwich and I was sacked. But I took direct action and it worked
Gabriela, a single mother from Ecuador and UVW member, cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years with an impeccable record, until she…
Community, advice on labour rights and local services, and fun at Voces Hispanas’ monthly meeting
“These sessions with fellow workers and union advisors are very important. I learned so much about so many issues – about working rights and…
“They don’t treat us cleaners like human beings, they treat us like rats”: Cleaners at the Department of Education poised to strike for a living wage
Exhausted cleaners, struggling to pay for the basics, working at the Department for Education (DfE)’s Sanctuary Buildings are asking to be paid a living…
A Xmas bonus: UVW cleaner members force exclusive Hurlingham Club to sack bullying manager and give them a pay rise!
“We are very happy to have received a pay rise and our first Xmas bonus, as well as relieved for having got rid of…
Let’s live in a better world by Maria Tito, UVW member
Greetings to all members of the United Voices of the World union (UVW) I have been a member of UVW for about 6 years.…
UVW member cleaners force LSE to backdate their ‘stolen’ holiday pay
“This victory should tell them that this time they won’t get away with it, they have to pay our (owed) holiday pay and we…
UVW beats outsourcing again
Cleaners and concierge workers at West End Quays luxury apartments,in London, will be brought in-house following successful summer 2023 strikes, which won them a…
Victory on appeal: LSE forced to back down and reinstate sacked UVW strike leader
“We must not remain silent, nor accept any kind of abuse or injustice, but take the route of action because together – with the…