John McGowan elected General Secretary of SWU

Congratulations to John McGowan who was elected as General Secretary of BASW’s arms-length trade union SWU. John has been a SASW Committee Member for many years and previously held the position of our Vice Convener. John comes from Campbelltown in Argyll and Bute, where he works for the local authority and the Open University.

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