Social work students in Wales are celebrating after a successful campaign to improve bursaries. The MASW Social Work Bursary Campaign was supported through the SWU Campaign Fund.
The pledge consists of a firm commitment by a university, college or educational institution to undertake steps to support GTRSB students into and within higher education.
The UK already has the most restrictive anti-union laws in the Western world thanks to the changes implemented in the Trade Union Act 2016 and we are disgusted by this proposed new trade union legislation.
20 March 2021 is UN Anti-Racism Day, organised by Stand Up To Racism and the TUC. The Social Workers Union (SWU) supports this international day of action to unite against racism, antisemitism, anti-Roma racism, Islamophobia, Sinophobia, and fascism.
The UK as a whole voted to leave the EU, although in both Scotland and Northern Ireland the majority vote was for remain. This statement provides an update on the BASW statement on Brexit issued in October 2017.
Social worker, BASW England National Standing Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Adult Social Work Group, Jackie Mahoney reflects on her experiences of poverty throughout her 25 year social work career and what she believes the profession can do to challenge it.