Fighting for Justice and Fairness in the Workplace for Social Workers This blog has been written by Lisa Fitzpatrick who is a BASW / SWU Advice & Representation Service Trade Union Officer This year the Social Workers Union celebrates its 10th Read more
The new Co-operation Agreement shows our ongoing commitment to providing the best for social workers together. John McGowan, SWU General Secretary and Ruth Allen, BASW Chief Executive signed a new, formal co-operation agreement between the two organisations in London on Read more
SWU World Social Work Day 2021 student essay competition will award £500 grants to four winners Calling all Social Work Students: Answer this year’s SWU Assignment question for the chance to win a £500 grant. You have until June 4 Read more
The ‘Social Worker Wellbeing and Working Conditions: Good Practice Toolkit’ is continued evidence of the commitment of BASW & SWU to create positive working conditions for Social Workers, but we need more than just a toolkit to thrive in social Read more
John McGowan, General Secretary reports on the SWU AGM 2020 The Social Workers Union 2020 AGM reinforced the positives with being a social work and some great successful motions were presented albeit in a different format this year. However, to Read more
Social Workers Union General Secretary, John McGowan and BASW Cymru Ambassador Dr Neil Thompson release new book With a Foreword by Dr Ruth Allen, An Afterword by David Jones and illustrations by Harry Venning When the general secretary of a Read more
“Working Better Together: How do we build stronger relationships between social workers and people using services?”
PAL-UK Social Work Trip: 7th -15th October 2019. Unlike the wise men of old, who purposefully and deliberately journeyed Westwards in search of a saviour bringing a message of liberation, in 1948 the people of Palestine were forced to travel Read more
Four social work students have written their way to £500 each in 2019
SWU Conference and AGM 2019 Time: Friday, 27 September 2019 – 9:00am to 4:00pm Location: The Mechanics Centre, 103 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD, United Kingdom Cost: FREE to BASW/SWU Members | Non members £10 | Students, unemployed, retired £5 Read more