We need to ensure the workforce is protected and that this Bill will bring better care and support to people in Scotland The Scottish Government introduced the National Care Service (NCS) Bill to Parliament on 20 June 2022. This Bill sets out Read more
Human rights are not red tape that can be cut through at the Government’s convenience The new Bill of Rights is difficult to understand and decipher without a law degree, indeed it would give Rumpole of the Bailey a run Read more
the GFTU Young Members’ Weekend has established itself as one of the most exciting, high impact Labour Movement events to inspire younger workers to understand more about their unions, the labour movement and the challenges
we face politically and in the workplace.
An All-Wales campaign for properly publicly funded Health and Social Care support: reverse privatisation, reverse cuts, and fair pay for NHS staff
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.