Jan
31
Part 4: Dog whistles in context – transphobia
jane fae shares her knowledge and perspective of the ongoing issue of transphobic dog whistles in the UK as part of this educational blog series for social workers.
Month: January 2023
Jan
30
Part 3: Dog whistles at work – neurodiversity
Practicing social worker Deb Solomon shares her experiences with dog whistles in the workplace. Deb is Chair of the BASW Neurodivergent Social Workers SIG and Co-Chair of the BASW Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Advisory Group.
Jan
24
Student social workers discuss bursaries with Minister Jamie Hepburn
Social work students, with support from SWU and SASW, explained the challenges they face and the need for better bursary support in Scotland.
Jan
24
Part 2: Dog whistles at large – racism
Narinder Sidhu, Professional Officer for BASW Cymru, writes on how social workers can be vigilant to racial dog whistles with recent examples of these coded messages.
Jan
23
Part 1: Dog whistles – a socially destructive form of discrimination
Understanding how dog whistles work, how they affect vulnerable and marginalised communities, and how to diffuse them are important tools for social workers.
Jan
23
Government must end ‘rampant’ exploitation of migrant workers
SWU and 20 other unions have signed the Migrant Workers’ Pledge condemning the Government’s attempts to ‘pit’ workers against each other and calling for urgent action to advance the rights of migrant workers.
Jan
17
SWU shines a light on “dog whistle” discrimination in new blog series
SWU will be publishing a 4-part blog series on the topic of “dog whistles” in the run-up to LGBT+ History Month and Race Equality Week.
Jan
17
Social work students in England call for campaign fund support
Social work students in England have secured support from the Social Workers Union Campaign Fund in their call for fairer bursaries.
Jan
16
Any SWU member who would like to run their own campaign is encouraged to submit their idea for funding
11 campaigns launched by the SWU Campaign Fund and room for more!
Jan
10
SWU General Secretary John McGowan highlights the complexities of strike and expresses disgust for the proposed new trade union legislation
The UK Government have confirmed plans to introduce anti-worker legislation that will require key public services to maintain a minimum level of service during union strike walkouts, severely blunting the impact of strikes. The UK already has the most restrictive Read more