Community union for low paid, precarious, migrant and marginalised workers. Our members come from over a hundred countries and work across the economy.
UVW union signs collective agreement with St Helier and Epsom Hospitals covering more than 500 mostly Black, brown and migrant workers, in-house catering, cleaning, and portering staff.
#UVWUnion#NHS
300 tuna sandwiches and 100 cans of tuna. That’s what we brought to city law firm, Devonshire Solicitors, to protest the sacking of Gabriela, an outsourced migrant cleaner and UVW member on grounds of "theft" of a £1.50 Tesco tuna sandwich.
#tunagate
Watch the moment when the cowardly security guards at @Harrods use unlawful, excessive and violent force against a peaceful female picketer and UVW official at the second day of strike action of retail, restaurant and cleaners at Harrods on Sunday 22nd December.
#uvwstrikes
The sandwich was left over from a lawyers meeting, and was due to be chucked in the bin!
We demand that our member Gabriela - an Ecuadorian single mother - is reinstated and/or compensated for this unfair and inhumane treatment.
SHAME ON @TotalCleanServ@Devonshires
That's what you call a picket line!
Thank you so much to all who joined UVW's brave security guard members striking for fair pay (£16 p/hr) &
Respect at the Science & Natural History museums.
It was joyous, peaceful and powerful and we couldn't have don't it without you
🤙🏾👍🏽✊
Our X/Twitter account , which had 20,000+ followers, was deleted by the Elon Musk-owned platform earlier this month.
We used our account to amplify the voices of low-paid and migrant workers and to mobilise support for their struggle for dignity, equality and respect. ✊🏾
UVW's office has been targeted in a break-in!
Overnight, laptops, essential equipment and other valuables worth several thousands of pounds were stolen, disrupting critical support for low-paid, migrant and precarious workers.
This won’t stop our fight for justice. ✊🏽
🚨 BREAKING:
UVW have occupied Sushi Chef in Elephant and Castle demanding the firm pay our member Ronnie the £3,500 they owe him.
The bosses are hiding from us but we will be back and we will get #JusticeforRonnie!
🚨 BREAKING:
Hundreds of workers at Harrods have voted en masse to strike over Christmas, with a huge 95% yes vote in favour, after the luxury store refused them a Christmas bonus and improved working conditions, while handing millionaire payouts to its owners. 🔥
Legal action will be taken against the individual security guards and Harrods itself.
Day three of the Harrods' workers strike begins on Boxing Day, Thursday 26th December.
To join the mass action on the Boxing Day, DM us for details.
Several security guards attempted to conceal their SIA badges and SIA numbers after the assault in an attempt to avoid being identified in breach of the law and SIA regulations.
We will be taking legal action against @Harrods for these assaults on the picket line against one of our Union officials that ended in her being admitted to hospital
