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The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) has accepted an application for statutory union recognition by United Voices of the World (UVW) for housekeeping staff at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Canary Wharf.
The application was submitted to the CAC on 29 January 2026. It relates to a proposed bargaining unit of 22 housekeeping employees working at the site for outsourced employer WGC.
An independent check of the union’s membership was conducted by a committee case manager on 20 February 2026. The check showed that 16 of the 22 workers in the proposed bargaining unit were paid-up members, representing a membership level of 72.73%.
WGC contested the scope of the bargaining unit, arguing it was artificially narrow and fragmented. The employer stated that a more appropriate unit would comprise its entire London Radisson Blu housekeeping workforce of approximately 183 employees across nine sites.
Under statutory rules, the committee panel, chaired by Naeema Choudry, was required to decide whether at least 10% of the bargaining unit were union members and whether a majority would likely favour recognition.
United Voices of the World also provided an electronic petition signed by 16 workers, which represented 72.73% of the proposed unit. All of the signatories were confirmed as union members.
In a written decision, the committee panel said: “Given the level of union membership and support demonstrated by the petition, and in full consideration of the evidence made available, the Panel considers that the majority of the workers would be likely to favour recognition of the Union for the purposes of collective bargaining.”
The ruling means contractor WGC must now collectively negotiate with UVW over pay, hours and holidays.
The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) has accepted an application for statutory union recognition by United Voices of the World (UVW) for housekeeping staff at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Canary Wharf.
The application was submitted to the CAC on 29 January 2026. It relates to a proposed bargaining unit of 22 housekeeping employees working at the site for outsourced employer WGC.
An independent check of the union’s membership was conducted by a committee case manager on 20 February 2026. The check showed that 16 of the 22 workers in the proposed bargaining unit were paid-up members, representing a membership level of 72.73%.
WGC contested the scope of the bargaining unit, arguing it was artificially narrow and fragmented. The employer stated that a more appropriate unit would comprise its entire London Radisson Blu housekeeping workforce of approximately 183 employees across nine sites.
Under statutory rules, the committee panel, chaired by Naeema Choudry, was required to decide whether at least 10% of the bargaining unit were union members and whether a majority would likely favour recognition.
United Voices of the World also provided an electronic petition signed by 16 workers, which represented 72.73% of the proposed unit. All of the signatories were confirmed as union members.
In a written decision, the committee panel said: “Given the level of union membership and support demonstrated by the petition, and in full consideration of the evidence made available, the Panel considers that the majority of the workers would be likely to favour recognition of the Union for the purposes of collective bargaining.”
The ruling means contractor WGC must now collectively negotiate with UVW over pay, hours and holidays.
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