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Year: 2024

Wishing the social work community a happy festive season - Social Workers Union (SWU)
Dec 18

A festive message from the Social Workers Union

SWU CommsBlog, News, SWU-BASW NI, SWU-SASW

Another year comes to an end, and what a year 2024 has been. This year your union has been campaigning, launching new resources, and hosting and attending events across the UK. Highlights have included: The SWU Conference in Manchester was Read more

BASW/SWU office hours over the festive break
Dec 17

SWU/BASW office hours over the festive break

SWU CommsA&R, Blog, News, SWU-BASW Cymru, SWU-BASW England, SWU-BASW NI, SWU-BASW UK, SWU-SASW

We will close on Tuesday, 24th December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday, 2nd January 2025.

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Dec 12

SWU statement on the murder of Sara Sharif

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The case of Sara Sharif is dreadful, horrendous and sickening. In the UK this is a rare case but it shows the strain that the social work profession is under.

Social Workers Union (SWU) and ITV News Social Work Survey - accompanied by a photo of rusty swings in a muddy, empty playground
Dec 05

Social workers report poverty crisis for children

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, Featured, News, SWU Research, SWU-BASW UK

The cost-of-living crisis has led to a third of UK social workers witnessing child removals in the past three years where poverty or financial poverty has been a key factor.

"Grief in the Workplace" written by Dr Neil Thompson - A Social Workers Union (SWU) blog for National Grief Awareness Week | 2-8 December 2024 | "Shine a light on people, places, and projects" by the Good Grief Trust
Dec 03

National Grief Awareness Week 2024: Grief in the Workplace

SWU CommsBlog, News, Working Conditions

Grief is generally seen as a private and personal matter and therefore tends not to be associated with public domains like the workplace.

SASW & SWU - social workers for: equality, social justice, human rights, diversity, empowerment, communities
Dec 02

Anti-Racism and Anti-Fascism Rally 2024

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SWU and SASW marched together under one banner to show that there is no room for racism or fascism in Scotland.

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Nov 29

In Solidarity with the Palestinian People

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, GFTU, News, SWU International

As a human rights-based profession, we cannot stay silent. The ongoing violent escalation in the region cannot be allowed to become normalised.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Blog Series | Part 6: Dog whistle narratives - xenophobia
Nov 28

Dog whistle narratives – xenophobia

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, Featured, News

People moving is a fact of life – we always have, and always will. It’s time those who hold positions of power in this country recognised that.

Trans Day of Remembrance - November 20th, 2024
Nov 20

Trans Day of Remembrance, 20 November 2024

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Today we honour the lives of all the trans and non-binary people who have been killed by anti-transgender violence and discrimination.

SWU General Secretary John McGowan and SWU National Organiser & Union Contact Manager Jessie Hoskin shaking hands in front of the SWU office in Birmingham
Nov 14

Meet Jessie Hoskin, SWU’s new National Organiser and Union Contact Manager

SWU CommsBlog, News, Union Contacts

I’m looking forward to developing our activist members’ confidence, skills, and networks. Now more than ever we need members to play an active part in their union so consider becoming a SWU Union Contact.

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