28 March 2018

Migrant cleaners win living wage at Mail

A group of migrant cleaners - members of the United Voices of the World union - have won a historic victory at the Daily Mail, writes United Voices of the World.

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7 February 2018

DLR cleaners and security staff strike

Following a strike on New Year's Eve, RMT members working on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in London went on strike on 1 and 2 February to force their employer, the outsourcing privateer ISS, to come back to the negotiating table

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31 January 2018

Victory for school cleaners!

Unite members employed by OCS working in Hackney schools have won a fantastic victory

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17 January 2018

Hackney school cleaners strike

Unite the Union members working in six schools in Hackney will be striking to defend wages and year-round contracts

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18 October 2017

Tories scrap the NHS pay cap: now fight for real-terms pay rises!

Public sector workers have scored another victory against the Tories: the NHS pay cap will be scrapped

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12 October 2017

Justice for Tube cleaners demo

Joseph Mambuliya, London underground cleaner, Socialist Party member and chair of the RMT London Underground cleaners grade committee, explains why the cleaners are demonstrating today, writes The demands are:.

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11 September 2017

Barts strike - 'Up the ante' if necessary

24 days of strike action have brought greedy profiteering company Serco to the table

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30 August 2017

Barts health workers' strike: pay up Serco!

At time of writing, talks are taking place in the boldly fought Barts NHS strike against greedy private company employer Serco

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3 August 2017

Three London strikes coordinate demos

Unite members at Barts NHS Trust, the Bank of England and BA cabin crew went on the march

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26 July 2017

Street cleaners support the Birmingham bin strike

As part of our Saturday stall campaigning on 22 July, Socialist Party members in Birmingham gave out leaflets to raise support for striking Birmingham refuse workers.

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21 July 2017

Support Barts NHS striking cleaners and porters!

John McDonnell and Len Hockey were among the demo speakers

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14 July 2017

Support the Bart's strikers

A press release from Waltham Forest Trades Council.

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11 July 2017

Striking Barts health workers show 'fighting trade unionism'

"We want a famous victory for the east London working class!" declared Len Hockey

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14 June 2017

LSE victory

The United Voices of the World (UVW) union has announced that striking cleaners at the London School of Economics (LSE) will be brought in-house and become employees of LSE from Spring 2018

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24 May 2017

Workplace news in brief

LSE cleaners' strike; BMW pensions strike; Crossrail construction strike; Hackney lobby against school cuts

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1 February 2017

Workplace news in brief

Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles including Woolwich ferry, tube and KCL strikes.

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4 January 2017

Make Harrods give back stolen tips!

Harrods is the latest in a long line of employers that has been outed for stealing staff's tips. Now the United Voices of the World trade union is taking them on.

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15 December 2016

Solidarity with Athens bus cleaners!

Athens bus cleaners are once again out in struggle.

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19 October 2016

London Underground cleaners protest pay cut

London Underground (LU) cleaners protested outside the London mayor's office on 13 October. Our pay and conditions are being attacked by the private contractors employed by London Underground. The RMT

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19 October 2016

Support the 'Kinsley 3' cleaners in pay fight

Socialist Party members and other trade unionists took part in a march and rally in Barnsley on 15 October in support of school cleaners, the 'Kinsley 3', who have been on strike for over six weeks, writes Jon Sibbald, Wakefield and Pontefract Socialist Party.

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