Campaigns - Union Workers' Union

UWU is a campaigning union. We support our members to build people powered campaigns underpinned by a simple principle – that union employers should hold themselves to the same standards as the standard they demand from employers.

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Pay at UNISON… it’s not enough. Come to our open meeting in May.

Posted on 13 April, 2023

Do you work at UNISON? We are holding an open meeting for all staff employed by UNISON (branch or centrally employed) to discuss pay and progress our campaign. You don’t need to be a UWU member to attend. Wednesday 10 May 2023, 18.00 – 19.00 Register for the open meeting Download and print a poster

Latest campaign update – UVW dispute

Posted on 13 December, 2022

This is an update on our initial statement from 24 November 2022 announcing a dispute with UVW. UWU has been working right up to the wire to protect members’ interests in redundancy consultation meetings. UWU members continue to believe the consultation was less than meaningful and remain disappoint

Update on UVW dispute

Posted on 7 December, 2022

This is an update on our initial statement from 24 November 2022 announcing a dispute with UVW. UWU members are disappointed to report that the recent consultation meetings between them as UVW staff and their employer, UVW’s elected leadership, confirmed UVW’s commitment to issuing redundancies at t

UVW dispute

Posted on 24 November, 2022

It is with significant regret that the Union Workers’ Union (UWU) must announce we are formally in dispute with the United Voices of the World (UVW) union over a failure to meaningfully consult over proposed redundancies. Following the recent recognition of the UWU by UVW, our members – UVW staff –

Our members’ vision

Posted on 13 December, 2021

As 2021 comes to a close we’ve reached out to our members to ask what positive changes members want union employers to make in 2022 and beyond. Chris Musgrave, UWU General Secretary says: “The pandemic has presented workers with another difficult year both in the UK and globally. The year ahead prom

NEU branch members back industrial action in a consultative ballot over pension cuts

Posted on 18 May, 2021

In a recent consultative ballot, UWU members at National Education Union (NEU) strongly supported strike action and action short of a strike over pension cuts being imposed by NEU bosses Kevin Courtney and Mary Bousted. Despite our calls to pause the statutory consultation and to negotiate members’

Our founding campaign areas

Defending pay and pensions
End pay erosion by rejecting real-terms pay cuts and campaigning for rises in line with Retail Price Index (RPI). Resisting pension cuts to maintain dignity in retirement.

Ending institutional racism
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Supporting reps
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Women workers
Help build a strong network of women union workers to break the patriarchy and make the movement fit for the 21st century.

No to transphobia
Join our network of LGBT+ union workers. Help us say “no” to transphobia and all forms of discrimination in every union workplace.