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Wooden blocks on a table that spell out "Full / Part TIME"

Jun 10

Part-time roles make up almost a quarter of social work job ads

Part-time working helps to improve working conditions, provide opportunities for those who need part-time work and improve the retention of social workers.

SWU General Secretary John McGowan's quote regarding the GFTU's Make Equality Real campaign: “In a recent survey of our members 61% of them witnessed young people living in conditions with excessive level of mould. Whether it be the increase of those living in poor conditions of housing, a rise in fuel poverty and child poverty, austerity has been a hugely damaging political choice of successive Governments.”

May 31

GFTU launches the Make Equality Real campaign calling for the inclusion of socio-economic duty into the Equality Act 2010 and the end of austerity

Join us in calling on all political parties in Westminster to introduce the socio-economic duty of the Equality Act 2010 and help make austerity unlawful

A photo of materials in the SWU Conference 2024 pack including a flyer for the SWU Assignment essay competition, a SWU lanyard, and a SWU notebook

May 30

SWU Conference – 27th April 2024, Manchester

Edith Till reflects on how the SWU Conference has inspired her and benefited her as a social work student.

Campaign to increase the Social Work Student Incentive Scheme: "The Case for Change" Press Release | British Association of Social Workers Northern Ireland (BASW NI) and the Social Workers Union (SWU)

May 22

Social workers call for an increase in student social work bursaries

BASW NI and SWU research highlights the dire financial circumstances of social work students in Northern Ireland.

SWU Conference 2024 attendees hold up limited edition hard copies of the Austerity Action Group's newly updated and launched Campaign Action Pack

May 14

SWU Conference 2024 – solidarity, activism, and social justice

Social workers, students, and trade unionists from across the UK gathered in Manchester to discuss activism and solidarity.

May 13

SWU Annual General Meeting 2024

Our upcoming AGM will be held online on Friday 27th September 2024 from 2– 4pm. This event is for SWU members only.

SWU General Secretary John McGowan at the Ofcom office on May 8th, 2024.

May 13

Meeting with Ofcom discusses social workers in the media

As part of the SWU Campaign Fund activity on the media portrayal of social workers, SWU met with broadcast regulator Ofcom last week to discuss media portrayal of the profession.

The logos of the Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund and the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) next to a photo of the Scottish Parliament Building

May 09

SWU figures used in cold homes warning to members of the Scottish Parliament

“We need MSPs to come together and unite on a programme that will tackle the long term causes of Scotland’s cold homes crisis and provide emergency support to those most at risk next winter.”

British Association of Social Workers (BASW), Social Workers Union (SWU), UNISON

May 07

BASW, SWU and UNISON Joint Statement on Social Work England Fitness to Practice Hearing Delays

This is a joint statement from our organisations to document our significant concerns on behalf of our respective members.

May 03

BASW & SWU statement on the situation in Israel and Palestine/Gaza

BASW and SWU are in solidarity with the Palestinian civilians living in the midst of current extreme military assault by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza and suffering other attacks in the West Bank and other areas in the region.