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
Proud to be one of the Tolpuddle ‘Radical Film Festival’ sponsors once more
The next SWU Union Contact Induction Day is Saturday 10th September 2022 in the BASW Offices, central Birmingham.
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union was held online on Friday 23rd September 2022 from 2pm – 4pm.
Wales has implemented new laws on ending the physical punishment of children, and England needs to enact similar legislative changes
Our commitment to social justice encompasses both the fight against the oppression of Palestinians and the fight against antisemitism.
It is the union’s position that antisemitism must be fought at every turn, and that the fight against antisemitism should not be used to delegitimise the fight against the oppression of Palestinians by Israel’s apartheid system.
Submit your essay by 5pm on 24th June 2022 for the chance to win one of four grants Each year the Social Workers Union (SWU) runs a World Social Work Day SWU Assignment student essay competition in which we pose Read more
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) England and the Social Workers Union (SWU) responded to the Department for Education (DfE) and Social Work England (SWE) consultations in May 2022.
Social work needs to be properly funded to retain the workforce and protect vulnerable children and adults
Turkey is engaging in the same behaviour as the Russian state’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and we again urge President Erdogan and the Turkish government to return to the negotiating table to find a peaceful solution… General Secretaries from 16 Read more