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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 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

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

BUEN VIVIR: shared future for transformative change | World Social Work Day, 19th March 2024, #WSWD2024 | IFSW, Social Workers Union (SWU)

Apr 22

Meet the markers for the SWU Assignment: World Social Work Day 2024 Essay Competition

Social work students and apprentices be sure to submit your entries by the end of day Sunday 16th June 2024 for the chance to win £500.

A group photo of attendees of the 2024 Diaspora Dialogues: Celebrating Social Worker on the Move Conference. The Conference was held on 18 March 2024 at Brunel University in London, organised by the BASW Diaspora Social Workers Special Interest Group, and sponsored by the SWU Campaign Fund

Apr 09

Diaspora Dialogues Conference – A Momentous Event

SWU Assistant General Secretary Calum Gallacher reports on the first Diaspora Social Worker Conference in the UK.

Apr 09

SWU at events during World Social Work Month 2024

SWU spoke at the 2024 BASW Student Conference, Compass Birmingham Jobs Fair, and SASW “Still We Rise” WSWD webinar.

Social Workers Union (SWU) - Celebrating Neuro-inclusive Social Work

Apr 09

Countdown is on to neurodiversity pledge launch

Councils and other employers of social workers will soon be able to sign up to a new pledge to celebrate neurodiversity in the profession.

BATTLING THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS CAMPAIGN ACTION PACK | Social Workers Union (SWU), British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

Apr 08

Updated Austerity Action Group “Campaign Action Pack” to be launched at the SWU Conference

SWU and BASW are proud to support the updating of this activism toolkit and hope you will join us for its launch on April 27 in Manchester.

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

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

18th March 2024 - Diaspora Dialogues: Celebrating Social Workers On The Move | Sponsors: BASW Diaspora Social Workers SIG, SWU Campaign Fund, BASW, Brunel University London

Mar 12

The importance of union membership for Diaspora Social Workers

I invite diaspora social workers to join me at the upcoming Diaspora Dialogues Conference on March 18th – online and in London.

Feb 19

SWU Conference 2024: Trade Unionism & Activism – Links with Social Work

A FREE Training & Development Day for Social Workers and Social Work Students in Manchester on 27th April 2024.