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Roaring recognition Another month, another recognition agreement. We are delighted to announce we have an agreement in principle with the newly formed Criminal Justice Workers Union. We look forward to a long a productive relationship over the years ahead.   Winning on casework We've been picking up increasing amounts of casework in recent months. With the support … Continue reading Summer roundup – get involved in your union

The next phase As we enter the second half of 2020 we begin another phase of UWU development. Following the success of our first 'all member' meeting in July we have identified new activists and are well on the way to setting up branches for each of the 21 unions we currently have members in. … Continue reading Developing and growing the UWU into 2021

Recognition It's been another exciting month for the UWU, we continue to grow and now have members in 18 different unions and 7 associated employers. Building on this success, we've now signed our very first recognition agreement with the trade union education provider the RED Learning Cooperative. This development marks an important point in our development as the … Continue reading Our first recognition agreement is signed and all member meeting is this July

Calling women union workers Calling women union workers...Following the allegations circulating the movement in recent weeks it's never been more clear; we need a strong, independent and campaigning union to ensure work is a safe space for everyone, especially women unions workers. The UWU was delighted to receive an invitation to speak at the recent Sister's to the Front online conference, hosted by … Continue reading Calling on women union workers to organise

We did it! After several months of evidence submission; the Union Workers' Union is now officially listed with the Certification Officer. This brings to a close, months of work by the core team who have been liaising closely with colleagues in the London Certification Office. Our listing application had to clear some major hurdles following a challenging ruling by … Continue reading We did it! We’re officially a union

Welcome to the latest edition of the email update. New members are signing up every day and we now members in 9 different unions. This is a fantastic start but we need to keep growing our membership. So please direct your colleagues to our website where any union worker can join for an introductory rate of £20. … Continue reading We’re a growing union – get involved

Greetings union workers, Thank you for supporting the UK's newest trade union. The last few months have been exciting, trying and incredibly rewarding as the core team have worked on creating the Union Workers' Union. Here are a few updates on how things are shaping up. Since promoting our website we've seen a big spike in traffic. Between September and … Continue reading Getting ready to launch the UWU!