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UVW at the Court of Appeal to defend historic win against the Royal Parks over institutional racism  

On 20 and 21 February, United Voices of the World union (UVW) will be at the Court of Appeal of a landmark legal claim about outsourcing against the Royal Parks. This is the third round of UVW’s legal battle to ...

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Spotlight set to shine on UK cleaning teams for Thank Your Cleaner Day

Kärcher is once again preparing to show its support for hard-working cleaning staff across the UK as part of this year’s Thank Your Cleaner Day campaign, which is taking place on 18 October. First launched in 2015, the initiative is ...

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Threat of strike action secures pay rise for cleaners at Mercedes-Benz

Low-paid, migrant workers at Mercedes Showroom in Colindale, London, have won a 25 per cent pay increase after returning a strike mandate alongside 150 cleaners, carers and concierge in eight workplaces across Greater London in June. The United Voices of ...

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Condé Nast cleaners secure 11% pay rise after strike threat

A group of United Voices of the World (UVW) members from Latin America who clean the offices of global media company Condé Nast in the Adelphi Building in Covent Garden have won a swift pay rise of over 11 per ...

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Thank Your Cleaner Day set to pay tribute to cleaners across the UK and around the world

Celebrating the amazing work of cleaners around the world, Thank Your Cleaner Day pays tribute to the millions of people working tirelessly to make others feel comfortable and safe in their living and working environments. Together with its local partners, ...

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Strategies that lead to solutions: the practices and ethics of the cleaning industry

The rise in demand for credible, expert cleaners over the past decade has been significant – a staggering one in three households now employ the services of an external service provider1. And this growing trend has only been solidified in ...

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Strike averted as GOSH agrees to give hundreds of cleaners full NHS contracts

United Voices of the World (UVW) has announced that a two-day strike, which had been due to take place at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), has been averted. Last minute concessions by bosses at GOSH mean hundreds of cleaners, who ...

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Cleaners are among the most in demand trade across the UK 

The demand for cleaners has increased exponentially over the last few years, with COVID-19 and the resulting restrictions becoming prominent in our day to day lives. Whether it’s workplaces or home – the public and companies have become much more ...

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Red Clean, the first flexible working community to directly support the cleaning sector

The UK’s largest flexible working company has launched a dedicated service for the cleaning sector. redwigwam has created Red Clean in response to the huge demand for cleaning personnel in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Red Clean gives companies instant access to fully ...

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BCC calls for all cleaners to be included in priority list for Coronavirus testing

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) is calling for all cleaners to be to be included in the expanded first wave of testing for Coronavirus for ‘essential workers’ announced last week. Last Thursday, the Government launched an online testing scheme which ...

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