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IFSW WSWD 15 March 2022
Jul 18

SWU is delighted to announce the winners of our World Social Work Day 2022 Student Essay Assignment Competition

SWU EditorBlog, News, WSWD

Three social work students have each won £500 Congratulations to Arzu Bokhari of Cardiff University, Natalia Phillips of Brunel University, and Marissa Bruneau of the University of Dundee on your winning essays! These students wrote winning essays to the question:  “Considering the current negative TV and Read more

Jul 15

SWU is working with our members in the run-up to the National Care Service Bill

SWU EditorBlog, SWU-SASW

We need to ensure the workforce is protected and that this Bill will bring better care and support to people in Scotland The Scottish Government introduced the National Care Service (NCS) Bill to Parliament on 20 June 2022. This Bill sets out Read more

Jul 12

SWU opposes replacing Human Rights Act with “Bill of Rights”

SWU EditorBlog, SWU-BASW UK

Human rights are not red tape that can be cut through at the Government’s convenience The new Bill of Rights is difficult to understand and decipher without a law degree, indeed it would give Rumpole of the Bailey a run Read more

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Jul 11

The GFTU Young Members’ Weekend 11-13 Nov 2022

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the GFTU Young Members’ Weekend has established itself as one of the most exciting, high impact Labour Movement events to inspire younger workers to understand more about their unions, the labour movement and the challenges
we face politically and in the workplace.

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Jul 05

SWU Chair Carys Phillips Speaks at the campaign launch rally for “Our NHS – Born in Wales” with the People’s Assembly Wales

SWU EditorBlog, Events, News, Previous Events

An All-Wales campaign for properly publicly funded Health and Social Care support: reverse privatisation, reverse cuts, and fair pay for NHS staff

Campaign Collective Founder Member Simon Francis and SWU General Secretary John McGowan hold the first copy of the SWU Campaign Fund application form
Jul 05

SWU Campaign Fund 2021 – 2022

SWU EditorBlog, News, SWU Campaign Fund

Campaign Collective Founder Member Simon Francis and SWU General Secretary John McGowan hold the first copy of the SWU Campaign Fund application form SWU members who would like to run their own campaign are encouraged to submit their ideas for Read more

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Jul 05

Tolpuddle Martyrs March 15-17th July 2022

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Proud to be one of the Tolpuddle ‘Radical Film Festival’ sponsors once more

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Jul 05

SWU Union Contact Induction Day 10th September 2022

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The next SWU Union Contact Induction Day is Saturday 10th September 2022 in the BASW Offices, central Birmingham.

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Jun 27

SWU Annual General Meeting 2022

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The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union was held online on Friday 23rd September 2022 from 2pm – 4pm.

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Jun 23

SWU speaks at House of Lords: Equal Protection of Children Against Assault working group meeting

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Wales has implemented new laws on ending the physical punishment of children, and England needs to enact similar legislative changes

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