The union had used the platform, now owned by the wealthiest man in the world, to raise tens of thousands of pounds to support the strikes of predo…
Twitter deletes UVW account
Tag: United Voices of the World
“They don’t treat us cleaners like human beings, they treat us like rats”: Department of Education cleaners to strike
Exhausted cleaners struggling to pay for the basics of working at the Department for Education’s (DfE) Sanctuary Buildings are asking for a living …
UVW cleaners and NEU teachers in coordinated strike action
Negotiations have broken down and the cleaners will join forces with striking NEU teacher members on the 5 and 7 July.
Threat of strike action secures pay rise for cleaners at Mercedes Benz
Low-paid, outsourced, migrant workers at Mercedes Showroom in Colindale, London, have won a 25% pay increase after returning a strike mandate
Amazon cleaners to lead coordinated strike action
“We are all frustrated and we are overworked, our demands are just and fair.
Condé Nast cleaners win 11% pay rise after strike threat
From now on, the cleaners will earn the London Living Wage (LLW) of £11.95 per hour, and the company has committed to automatically increasing thi…
Migrant cleaners win union recognition in defiance of Amazon
Migrant cleaners for the DBR1 Amazon warehouse in Dartford – who are outsourced to Phosters (FM) Limited, a Worcestershire-based facilities managem…
Save ASIRT: Asylum seeker legal support charity threatened with closure
A charity who provides free legal advice to asylum seekers in Birmingham and the West Midlands is closing down, despite being financially healthy.
Victory for domestic and sexual abuse charity counsellors over ‘gig economy’
UVW members working as counsellors for Solace Women’s Aid won a legal battle over their employment status on Monday when a judge ruled that the c…
Judge orders Brighton pub to pay wages to sacked UVW strike leader until final hearing
Former bar manager at Stonegate-leased Brighton pub Saint James Tavern (SJT) and UVW member Jake Marvin applied to the Employment Tribunal in early…
Ministry of Justice’s outsourced workers win vote for trade union recognition
Cleaners, security guards and porters at the Ministry of Justice celebrated victory today after they voted 70% in favour of trade union recognition…
Met police threaten to arrest entire UVW strike picket (again!)
For the second day in a row, officers from the Met threatened to arrest all those participating in a United Voices of the World (UVW) strike picket…
BREAKING: United Voices of the World union occupy Ministry of Justice
United Voices of the World (UVW) trade union have occupied the reception at Ministry of Justice HQ in London in solidarity with UVW cleaners st…
Victory for LSE Cleaners
The London School of Economics cleaners will now officially be employees of the LSE from 5th March 2018.
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