The Social Workers Union (SWU) is a trade union dedicated to social work professionals in the UK.
Joined September 2016
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Apr 16
📢 Social work students and apprentices in the UK - answer the #SWUAssignment #WSWD2026 essay question for the chance to win one of four £500 grants.
📝 swu-union.org.uk/world-socia…
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Our member @CareEngland has done a deep dive into gender inequality in adult social care.
It found, despite women making up 78% of the adult social care workforce, they remain underrepresented in the most senior leadership positions across the sector.
Jun 10
Today, Care England is launching a report on gender inequality in adult social care examining gendered barriers in the care sector.
Gender equality in care is fundamental to how we value care itself.
Download here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0v_qzC0
#SocialCare #GenderEquality #CareWork
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Jun 11
✨Social work students and apprentices, if you are a last minute person now is your time to shine.
Send in your #SWUAssignment entry by June 14th for the chance to win a £500 prize - there are four prizes to be won!
📝 Competition details: swu-union.org.uk/world-socia… #WSWD2026
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Jun 11
In my latest @shieldsgazette column, I discuss @carersweek and the important contribution that carers make to our society.
Carers Allowance rates are too low and a strategy is long overdue. We need to do more to support our carers.
Read here: shieldsgazette.com/news/opin…
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📢 Our 2026 #BrokenPlate report shows the poorest families with children would need to spend 𝟴𝟱% of their income to afford the government-recommended healthy diet.
This should act as a wake-up call for policymakers to ensure everyone has access to good food.
foodfoundation.org.uk/public…
@NuffieldFound
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Jun 10
Opposing war is inseparable from defending jobs, wages and public services. @FranHeathcote @pcs_union explains why, and why trade unionists should come to the International Anti-War conference on Saturday 20 June
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🚨 Lobby for Palestine
⏰ 30 June, 2-5:30PM
📍 Parliament, London
Israel's genocide and apartheid against Palestinians continues and our government is complicit. Join our lobby of Parliament to demand MP's push for immediate sanctions on Israel
Register palestinecampaign.eaction.or…
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Make Work Pay consultation: employment rights for unpaid #carers and parents of seriously ill children
This consultation is part of the review of employment rights for unpaid carers. Consultation closes 1 September 2026
Details here: gov.uk/government/consultati…
#Socialcare #FairPay
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🗣️MPs debated energy costs in Westminster yesterday.
📈Energy giants stand to make billions in extra profits from Trump's war on Iran, while ordinary households face higher bills as a result.
🚨No one should be living in a cold, damp home, but that's the reality for millions of families who can't afford the basics.
➡️MPs called on the government to end unaffordable energy costs.
#EndFuelPoverty #EnergyCrisis
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On the need for investing in children: "The social security system is the most effective way to do this. It’s essential both to lift children out of poverty and to turbo-charge other government initiatives that risk falling short if child poverty stays high."
‘Social security isn’t the answer to everything, but on child poverty it goes a long way’ - Alison Garnham
Read more: labourlist.org/2026/06/socia…
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Jun 9
I have signed this letter along with 140 Parliamentarians calling on the Government to finally act and introduce a complete ban on trade with the illegal Israeli settlements.
The UK must not be complicit in the occupation. This should be the beginning of a comprehensive sanctions programme and a clear commitment to international law and human rights.
Action is long overdue.
Together with almost 140 fellow Labour MPs, I have written to the Foreign Secretary to call for a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Our group includes every Labour select committee chair.
It’s time to be clear that settlements have no viable economic future
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Jun 11
Conscription is being introduced across Europe and the UK govt has plans for something similar here, beginning with its military 'gap year' plan.
Join us on 20 June and say jobs not conscription - welfare not warfare!
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3 weeks to go!
📈 On July 1st, energy bills will spike by over £200 - more money handed to energy firms
✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
🪧 Join our demo: fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/1st…
ALT Flyer with the Fuel Poverty Action logo. Text reads: "Energy for all, End oil wars, Make Green Fair. Demo: stop price hikes! Join Fuel Poverty Action and allies on 1st July, the day energy bills rise. We demand government action to: End our dependence on fossil fuels, which leaves us exposed to price hikes when wars break out. Give everyone access to cheap-to-produce solar and wind energy - don't let it go to waste. Use the savings from cheap renewables to bring down bills - don't let them be grabbed by profit-hungry energy firms. #MakeGreenFair. Where? Department of Energy SW1. When? 1st July 2026, 10am. What? Demonstration and petition hand-in.
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🌈 Pride began as protest and trade unions have a responsibility to stand against discrimination wherever it appears.
✊ This #PrideMonth, #GFTU stands in #Solidarity with #LGBTQIA workers fighting for dignity, safety and equality at work and beyond.
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Jun 10
📢This is the last week! UK social work educators in university-based programmes please take the survey by June 14: swu-union.org.uk/2026/06/sol…
Thank you for helping create an evidence base for a campaign of solidarity against the growing pressures on social work education.
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Jun 7
Source: BBC News. Hard to believe so little progress in NI on this user despite all the research on outcomes from other countries share.google/1DIX39Gb94lIeoJ…
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Jun 9
Despite widespread claims, leaving or weakening the European Convention on Human Rights would have no impact on reducing irregular migration.
Instead, it risks weakening human rights for every person in the UK.
Read our explainer blog:
libertyhumanrights.org.uk/ec…
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Jun 8
This is the most important international anti-war conference in a generation. Make sure you're here!
📽️ Watch @JohnWRees on why you should be at Westminster Central Hall on Saturday 20 June.
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Jun 9
Why we need an international anti-war movement
Newcastle Stop the War public meeting with @ChrisNineham @sairskay @andrewfeinstein Humaira Khan, Mick Bowman
🗓️ Thursday 11 June
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 Tyneside Irish Centre
It'll be such an important meeting to build for the International Anti-War conference - be there!
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🚨 Emergency Protest: Stop the War on Iran, Stop Attacking Gaza
⏰ Tues, 9 June, 6PM
📍 Downing Street, London
Israel is bombing Iran and once more escalating its ethnic cleansing in Lebanon and genocidal violence against the Palestinian people. Join our emergency demo to demand our govt implement sanctions on Israel now.
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SWU invites social workers, trade unionists, and activists to attend our online screening on Wednesday evening:
📽️ The Story of Jenin followed by a Q&A with director Ehab Ghafri
🗓️ June 10, 7pm
🎟️ swu-union.org.uk/2026/05/swu…
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