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Category: AGM

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Oct 01

SWU Annual General Meeting 2026

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Our upcoming AGM will be held at the end of September 2026. This event is for SWU members only.

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May 13

SWU Annual General Meeting 2024

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Our upcoming AGM will be held online on Friday 27th September 2024 from 2– 4pm. This event is for SWU members only.

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

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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

SWU Quick Reference Guide - Political Terminologies | As social workers our working lives and our personal lives are regularly impacted by politics. But do you "get it" when friends and colleagues use political jargon to discuss these impacts on families and communities, or can it be a confusing minefield?
Mar 15

SWU publishes Quick Reference Guide – Political Terminologies

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We hope this Quick Reference Guide will help support our members to confidently join in political debates and conversations.

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Dec 29

SWU Annual General Meeting 2023

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The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union will be held online on Friday 29th September 2023 from 2pm – 4pm. This event is for SWU members only.

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Jun 27

SWU Annual General Meeting 2022

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The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union was held online on Friday 23rd September 2022 from 2pm – 4pm.

Social Workers Union Conference & AGM 2018. 21 September 2018.
Sep 24

SWU Annual General Meeting 2021

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SWU 2021 Annual General Meeting Friday 24th September 2021 The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Social Workers Union will be held online. To register for this event please click here. As per SWU rules, the SWU Executive shall have power Read more

Aug 16

Motions for the Social Workers Union 2021 Annual General Meeting

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Below are the four SWU Motions for our 2021 AGM, followed by a message from SWU General Secretary John McGowan to all SWU members. Motion 1: Social Justice This AGM commits SWU to pursuing the concept of social justice in Read more

Sep 28

Motions for the Social Workers Union 2020 Annual General Meeting

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John McGowan, General Secretary reports on the SWU AGM 2020 The Social Workers Union 2020 AGM reinforced the positives with being a social work and some great successful motions were presented albeit in a different format this year. However, to Read more

Mar 21

Motions for the Social Workers Union 2019 Annual General Meeting

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SWU Conference and AGM 2019 Time: Friday, 27 September 2019 – 9:00am to 4:00pm Location: The Mechanics Centre, 103 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD, United Kingdom Cost: FREE to BASW/SWU Members | Non members £10 | Students, unemployed, retired £5 Read more

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