This year’s theme is “Make safe and healthy work a fundamental right” International Workers’ Memorial Day is marked every year on April 28th as a day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their Read more
BASW hosted and SWU chaired the panel discussion on March 28 that explored media and public perceptions of social work, impact, and change The Social Work Future: Media and public perceptions of social work, impact and change online event was an opportunity Read more
Watch the latest Talk to SWU workplace issues webinar that we hosted during World Social Work Month on March 29. Our Advice & Representation panel answered live questions from Social Workers and Social Work Students across the UK about part time working, contract variation, menopause, secondment, bullying, and more:
This is a chance for all UK social workers and social work students to talk with the Social Workers Union about workplace issues in a free online session
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
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
This SWU funded workshop was a brilliant opportunity to engage over 100 young people with political literacy Shout Out UK facilitated a workshop on the afternoon of July 13th for the Social Workers Union (SWU) to talk with the Bishop Read more
Fighting for Justice and Fairness in the Workplace for Social Workers This blog has been written by Lisa Fitzpatrick who is a BASW / SWU Advice & Representation Service Trade Union Officer This year the Social Workers Union celebrates its 10th Read more
SWU supports this international day of action to unite against racism, antisemitism, anti-Roma racism, Islamophobia, Sinophobia, and fascism. 20 March 2021 is UN Anti-Racism Day, organised by Stand Up To Racism and the TUC. Events will take place this Saturday in Read more
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