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Year: 2018

Jul 02

SWU reveal winners of our World Social Work Day 2018 SWU Assignment Student Essay Competition

SWU EditorBlog, WSWD

The Social Workers Union (SWU) is delighted to announce the winners of our recent World Social Work Day 2018 SWU Assignment Student Essay Competition. 

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Jan 30

Become a SWU Contact! Launch of SWU’s new voluntary scheme

SWU EditorBlog, Union Contacts

The Social Workers Union (SWU) has launched the ‘Union Contact’ (UC) initiative, a voluntary scheme aiming to recruit vital members to the SWU team. SWU’s model of developing a network of Contacts offers an alternative to the traditional union shop Read more

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