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Jul 29

SWU Campaign Fund update: Student led campaign increases financial support for social work students in Wales

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Starting from September 2022, the bursary for both undergraduates and postgraduates in Wales will be increased by over 50% The MASW Social Work Bursary Campaign was one of the first campaigns to be supported through the SWU Campaign Fund, which was Read more

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Jul 29

SWU members invited to Union Contact Induction on 10th September 2022

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Are you a member of SWU, and would you like to become a SWU Union Contact in your workplace or amongst your university cohort?  If so, our next Group Induction Day is Saturday 10th September from 9.30am-3.30pm in Central Birmingham. Lunches and refreshments are provided Read more

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Jul 26

SWU comments on Local Authority pay rises and low 2022 CPD submissions

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Pay is just one of the issues important to Social Workers in 2022 NHS and Local Authority pay deals Last week the government announced that a pay deal has been agreed and that NHS-employed social workers covered by Agenda for Read more

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Jul 26

Who actually benefits from the privatisation of public services?

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SWU National Organiser Carol Reid comments on the continuing wave of privatisation and loss of public sector services A recent announcement that the Department for Education (DfE) has awarded £7million to Frontline for the provision of “training and development for council children’s Read more

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Jul 18

SWU is delighted to announce the winners of our World Social Work Day 2022 Student Essay Assignment Competition

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Three social work students have each won £500 Arzu Bokhari of Cardiff University, Natalia Phillips of Brunel University, and Marissa Bruneau of the University of Dundee wrote winning essays to the question:  “Considering the current negative TV and general media portrayals of social workers what Read more

Jul 15

SWU is working with our members in the run-up to the National Care Service Bill

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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

Jul 12

SWU opposes replacing Human Rights Act with “Bill of Rights”

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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

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Jul 11

The GFTU Young Members’ Weekend 11-13 Nov 2022

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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.

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Jul 05

SWU Chair Carys Phillips Speaks at the campaign launch rally for “Our NHS – Born in Wales” with the People’s Assembly Wales

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An All-Wales campaign for properly publicly funded Health and Social Care support: reverse privatisation, reverse cuts, and fair pay for NHS staff

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Jul 05

SWU Campaign Fund 2021-22

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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

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