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Social Workers Union Blog Series | Social workers are facing discrimination and disadvantage with employers | Part 6. Disability Discrimination – In conversation with Trade Union Officials

Mar 07

Part 6. Disability Discrimination – In conversation with Trade Union Officials

These are significant issues specific to the discrimination and disadvantage social workers are facing with employers.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Supporting International Women's Day | #InspireInclusion #IWD2024

Mar 05

International Women’s Day 2024 – Who better to celebrate on International Women’s Day than women Trade Unionists and Activists?

Women have played a key role in the British Trade Union movement since its inception – even in the face of poverty and deprivation experienced when out of work.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund | SASW - The professional association for social work and social workers

Feb 28

Students demand publication of funding report

“Every day that the Government fails to make a decision, the situation for social work students gets worse.”

Chrissie Beatty along with Lyudmila and her son Myroslav are standing in front of a statue painted with the Ukraine flag and the words "I WANT TO LIVE"

Feb 22

SWU in solidarity with Ukraine – two years of war

As social workers we have a significant and enduring role to play in promoting the rights and welfare of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants; countering racism and social exclusion; and continuing to be vocal in our opposition to the atrocities happening in Ukraine.