Jul
23
SWU is proud to feature the winners of the SWU Assignment: World Social Work Day 2026 Essay Competition
Four social work students / apprentices have each won a prize of £500 for their outstanding essays on solidarity and hope.
Category: EDI
Jul
23
Timms Review complaint: SWU joins DPAC Cymru’s call for independent review
We are asking the new Welsh Government to deliver on their promise and commit to providing practical assistance in achieving a genuine disability review, led independently and democratically by disabled people and our organisations, including our trade unions.
Jun
18
We Stand with Migrant and Racialised Communities in Belfast
We stand in full solidarity with migrant and racialised communities in Belfast who have been subjected to coordinated racist violence.
Jun
12
SWU and the GFTU are official supporters of the International Conference Against War
Every student and worker, every trade unionist and anti-war activist is invited to join us in London on 20th June 2026.
Jun
08
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2026
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month calls us to remember not only where we have come from but also where we still need to go.
May
29
SWU invites social workers, trade unionists, and activists to join us for the online screening of the new version of The Story of Jenin followed by a Q&A with director Ehab Ghafri
SWU will screen the new version of The Story of Jenin on June 10th at 7pm and a Q&A with the director afterward.
May
28
Asylum Matters, SWU, and BASW urge social workers to oppose changes to support for children and families without secure immigration status
This consultation is one of the only opportunities to highlight the harm these proposals will do to children and adults, and the problems they are likely to cause for local authorities and the voluntary sector left to pick up the pieces when people are left without support.
Apr
29
May Day 2026: Migrants’ Rights Are Workers’ Rights
A statement from the MWRC and an invitation to join the Migrant Workers’ Rights Bloc on May 4th in London.
Apr
28
International Workers’ Memorial Day 2026
This year’s theme ‘psychosocial risks and mental wellbeing at work’ is a pressing issue for social workers.
Apr
01
Marching with the Together Alliance
SWU stands with the Together Alliance’s coalition of organisations representing over 7 million people who are committed to defending human rights and solidarity with marginalised communities.