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We're proud to support the Children at the Table Campaign
Jul 12

More than three quarters of the public would support new law to eradicate child poverty

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, News, SWU-BASW UK

Over 28,000 supporters sign petition asking Sir Keir Starmer to be a champion for children and spend more of the nation’s wealth on babies, children and young people.

Make Equality Real
Jul 09

Make Equality Real: Front 1 – Conditions relating to the housing crisis

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, GFTU, News

Over the next 6 months we will cover the Make Equality Real campaign’s different themes, all relating to the impacts of austerity.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund | BASW
Jul 08

New campaign aims to provide better mental health care for most vulnerable in society

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, News, SWU Campaign Fund, SWU-BASW Cymru, SWU-BASW England, SWU-BASW NI, SWU-BASW UK, SWU-SASW

SWU and BASW are working together on a new campaign to highlight the challenges facing mental health workers in the UK.

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

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, Events, GFTU, News, Previous Events

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

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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

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, News, SWU Campaign Fund, SWU Research, SWU-BASW NI

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

SWU CommsA&R, AAG, Blog, EDI, Events, GFTU, News, Previous Events, SWU Campaign Fund, SWU-BASW Cymru, SWU-BASW England, SWU-BASW NI, SWU-BASW UK, SWU-SASW, Union Contacts, Working Conditions

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

SWU & BASW Statement
May 03

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

SWU CommsBlog, EDI, News, SWU International, SWU-BASW UK

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.

Available to download now! "Boot Out Austerity Marches on! Battling the Cost-of-Living Crisis: Campaign Action Pack"
May 02

Austerity Action Group launches updated “Campaign Action Pack” at the SWU Conference in Manchester

SWU CommsAAG, Blog, EDI, Events, Featured, News, SWU Campaign Fund, SWU-BASW UK, Upcoming Events

SWU and BASW support the Campaign Action Pack and encourage social workers to make use of this brilliant and accessible resource.

Three silhouettes of people marching in protest while holding a sign that says "BOOT OUT AUSTERITY!" with the text underneath it: Social Workers Union (SWU) Austerity Action Group
Apr 23

SWU AGM 2023 Update: Motion 5 Digital Poverty

SWU CommsAAG, AGM, Blog, EDI, News

Angi Naylor brings you up to date with the Annual General Meeting (AGM) Motion 5 and asks for your support and action. “This AGM recognises that the Austerity Action Group (Boot Out Austerity Marches On) continues to identify and lobby Read more

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