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Social Workers Union (SWU) - Celebrating Neuro-inclusive Social Work

Apr 09

Countdown is on to neurodiversity pledge launch

Councils and other employers of social workers will soon be able to sign up to a new pledge to celebrate neurodiversity in the profession.

BATTLING THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS CAMPAIGN ACTION PACK | Social Workers Union (SWU), British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

Apr 08

Updated Austerity Action Group “Campaign Action Pack” to be launched at the SWU Conference

SWU and BASW are proud to support the updating of this activism toolkit and hope you will join us for its launch on April 27 in Manchester.

Social Workers Union (SWU) & The Independent

Apr 05

SWU and Independent survey highlights how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting social workers and the people they support

Exclusive research lays bare a social services sector on the brink of a breakdown and Dickensian living conditions.

Social Workers Union (SWU), Association of Education Psychologists (AEP), End Fuel Poverty Coalition, Warm This Winter

Apr 04

Social workers report children living in dangerous conditions

Children living in cold, damp, mouldy homes is a national scandal and we need to see drastic action being taken to fix Britain’s broken energy system.

Apr 01

Social workers’ concerns about welfare not dealt with by authorities

The everyday struggles of social workers trying to do their best for the vulnerable people they support are clear to see in this shocking research.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund

Mar 19

SWU Campaign Fund continues to support Social Workers

The SWU Campaign Fund has kicked off its third year of activity with a range of developments on new and existing campaigns.

SWU Quick Reference Guide - Political Terminologies | As social workers our working lives and our personal lives are regularly impacted by politics. But do you "get it" when friends and colleagues use political jargon to discuss these impacts on families and communities, or can it be a confusing minefield?

Mar 15

SWU publishes Quick Reference Guide – Political Terminologies

We hope this Quick Reference Guide will help support our members to confidently join in political debates and conversations.

“We want to ensure that diaspora social workers are aware of their rights while in the UK and can access a community of peers that is here to support one another.” - Calum Gallacher, Assistant General Secretary, Social Workers Union

Mar 13

Stop making overseas social workers scapegoat for government failings

“We want to ensure that diaspora social workers are aware of their rights while in the UK and can access a community of peers that is here to support one another.”

18th March 2024 - Diaspora Dialogues: Celebrating Social Workers On The Move | Sponsors: BASW Diaspora Social Workers SIG, SWU Campaign Fund, BASW, Brunel University London

Mar 12

The importance of union membership for Diaspora Social Workers

I invite diaspora social workers to join me at the upcoming Diaspora Dialogues Conference on March 18th – online and in London.

Social Workers Union Blog Series | Social workers are facing discrimination and disadvantage with employers | Part 6. Disability Discrimination – In conversation with Trade Union Officials

Mar 07

Part 6. Disability Discrimination – In conversation with Trade Union Officials

These are significant issues specific to the discrimination and disadvantage social workers are facing with employers.