Noor’s fight for sick pay and dignity at the V&A Museum
“They only pay me Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – £500 a month – the months I’m sick. I have a family to look after…
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Security guards at London’s top museums pause strike action pending promised pay offer
“We hope their promised response will be a positive one, helping to prevent future strikes” – Edi Palalej, security guard and UVW representative at…
Security guards at Natural History Museum, Science Museum and V&A urge public to not visit museums during historic month-long strike in February
“We have been ignored and treated with utter disdain for too long. We have been undermined but we do not undermine ourselves. We are…
Security guards at Natural History Museum, Science Museum and V&A to launch historic month-long strike action in February, urge public to not visit museums
The workers, who are outsourced to private security contractor Wilson James, are fighting for a pay rise to £16 per hour, sick pay from…
Striking security guards visit V&A trustee Amanda Levete to demand fair pay and sick leave
“We’ve had no response from her. How would you feel if your boss ignored you or your questions for five months?”— Urzula, UVW striker…
Science, Natural History and V&A museum security guards strike continues in January as contractor faces lawsuits
“We are carrying on with the strike again this year, because we are still underpaid and we have no other choice. We are fighting…
Over 100 security guards to make history by taking co-ordinated strike action across the Science, Natural History and V&A Museums
Security guards at three world-renowned museums will make history on Saturday 21 December by striking together for the first time. They join workers from…
Department for Education security guards to join mass strike on 21 December
“We all saw how the cleaners and caterers were treated, and how UVW stood up for them. They were able to win their demands,…
Department for Education security guards to join mass strike on 21 December
The guards, who work at Sanctuary Buildings in central London, demand a minimum pay rate of £15 per hour, a comprehensive sick pay scheme…
Strike action at the Natural History and Science Museums suspended pending talks
Striking security guards at the Natural History Museum and Science Museum, have suspended planned strikes to allow for talks at ACAS with their employer…