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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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Nov 21

Social workers help to set out stepping stones to better working conditions

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A group of practising social workers – who are all in the process of overcoming adversity in the workplace – explored the commonalities between their issues in a recent webinar organised by the SWU Campaign Fund. Social worker, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Read more

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Nov 15

See you at the SASW Conference on 22-23 November 2022

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Join SWU at this year’s Scottish Association of Social Workers (SASW) Conference. This year’s SASW Conference will be held online from November 22nd – 23rd and then followed by an informal social reception on the evening of Wednesday November 23rd Read more

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Sep 26

SWU webinar: Stepping stones towards decent working conditions – 2 November 2022

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Wednesday 2nd November 2022 at 6pm on Zoom The Social Workers Union is hosting a webinar exploring the stepping stones that social workers can take in the fight for decent working conditions. This webinar organised by the SWU Campaign Fund will take place Read more

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Jul 29

SWU members invited to Union Contact Induction on 10th September 2022

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Are you a member of SWU, and would you like to become a SWU Union Contact in your workplace or amongst your university cohort?  If so, our next Group Induction Day is Saturday 10th September from 9.30am-3.30pm in Central Birmingham. Lunches and refreshments are provided Read more

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Jul 11

The GFTU Young Members’ Weekend 11-13 Nov 2022

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the GFTU Young Members’ Weekend has established itself as one of the most exciting, high impact Labour Movement events to inspire younger workers to understand more about their unions, the labour movement and the challenges
we face politically and in the workplace.

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Jul 05

SWU Chair Carys Phillips Speaks at the campaign launch rally for “Our NHS – Born in Wales” with the People’s Assembly Wales

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An All-Wales campaign for properly publicly funded Health and Social Care support: reverse privatisation, reverse cuts, and fair pay for NHS staff

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Jul 05

Tolpuddle Martyrs March 15-17th July 2022

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Proud to be one of the Tolpuddle ‘Radical Film Festival’ sponsors once more

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Jul 05

SWU Union Contact Induction Day 10th September 2022

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The next SWU Union Contact Induction Day is Saturday 10th September 2022 in the BASW Offices, central Birmingham.

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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.

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