Victory against the cops: Met apologises and pays compensation for the arrest of UVW official
“We don’t tolerate cops or bosses or anyone pushing us around.” Franck Magennis, arrested UVW member, barrister and former head of UVW’s legal department…
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Met police apologies and pays compensation for arrest of union official on picket line
The Metropolitan Police (Met) has apologised to a United Voices of the World (UVW) official for his arrest, settled a claim brought by UVW,…
Landmark ruling expected as St George’s security guards take university to tribunal over a claim of racist outsourcing
Security guards at St George’s, University of London are challenging what they claim is racist outsourcing in a hearing at the London (South) Employment…
UVW member Cetin talks organising and the SGUL campaign at TWT 2020
On September 14, Cetin Avsar, a UVW member at St. George’s University of London (SGUL) spoke at the “Forging a fighting workers’ movement” panel…
Racial justice impossible without an end to outsourcing
The BAME and migrant security guards employed by SGUL are joining the international movement for racial justice by taking their employer, St. George’s University…
“Stop the Met’s criminalisation of strikes” says barrister in legal challenge to Metropolitan Police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE27/07/2020 “Stop the Met’s criminalisation of strikes” says barrister in legal challenge to Metropolitan Police Trade union United Voices of the World…
St. George’s security guards win full pay sick pay but vow to “fight on for full equality”
IMMEDIATE RELEASE22/07/2020 St. George’s security guards win full pay sick pay but vow to “fight on for full equality” Outsourced security guards at St.…
UVW union to argue in court that outsourcing is ‘institutional racism’
BAME and migrant security guards at St. George’s University of London medical school will argue in court that outsourcing them on worse pay than…
UVW steps in to provide PPE to outsourced cleaners at St. George’s, University of London
United Voices of the World (UVW) was forced to take action today by stepping in to provide outsourced cleaners at St. George’s University of…
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…
International Workers’ Memorial Day
JOIN US ON APRIL 28TH for the International Workers’ Memorial Day / Workers’ Mourning Day. This is the international day of remembrance and action…