Social Workers Union
@SWU_UK
The Social Workers Union (SWU) is a trade union dedicated to social work professionals in the UK.
Social workers urged to report negative media coverage to @SWU_UK to help inform our work with press bodies to improve representation of the social work profession in the media: communitycare.co.uk/2023/04/21/soc…

A year ago the UK was rocked by widespread racist riots, with mobs attacking mosques and trying to burn down migrant accomodation. The same racist violence is again rising and spreading. We warned this would happen in @BigIssue last year (by @RavSRM). bigissue.com/opinion/uk-rio…
Read more about how the two-child limit impacts families across the North East ⤵️ nechildpoverty.org.uk/news/scrapping…
'Child poverty levels are rising & it’s no secret why. Every day, the 2-child limit pulls 109 more kids into poverty... After a year of careful inquiry, the govt knows there’s no credible path to reduced child poverty unless the policy is scrapped in full.'labourlist.org/2025/07/two-ch…
🚨 BREAKING NEWS! The @CIJ_ICJ declared countries have a legal obligation to act on climate change. 🌍 Now it’s time for the Government to act, and lock the UK’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)—under the Paris Agreement—into law. 🐝 #CANBill news.un.org/en/story/2025/…
The number of reviews into deaths and other harm linked to universal credit nearly doubled last year according to figures released just hours after ministers pushed through cuts to working age financial support. #UniversalCredit disabilitynewsservice.com/reviews-into-d…
Government quietly releases multiple disability research reports on the same day… but eight days too late for MPs who voted for cuts #UniversalCredit #UniversalCreditBill #DWP disabilitynewsservice.com/government-qui…
Build a better way and download the Social Care Council App! We have launched a new App to support anyone accessing our online services. 🤝 Update your contact details, pay a fee or upload ID documents. 💬 Access registration details and resources. 📅 Stay up to date on news…
🚨Boycott Coca Cola and all its brands Coca Cola operates in illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land. Keep Coca-Cola and its brands such as Schweppes, Sprite, Innocent, Smart Water and Costa Coffee, out of your basket until it ends complicity in Israel's crimes.
🔊 SOUND ON! BASW member, Jo Schofield spoke to @BBCRadioKent this morning about our concerns regarding the ethicality & accuracy of AI facial age estimation technology. Age assessments require a multi-agency, holistic approach to get right & to protect an individual's rights.
#AccessToWork The government want disabled people to work, yet, making catastrophic cuts to Access to Work which Is pushing disabled people from the workplace
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’ bigissue.com/news/employmen…
When they use conditionality and threat of sanctions the outcome is the same. Distress and harm #DWP
During the APPG meeting on Disability the subject of conditionality reared its ugly head. Timms said it would be a very different kind of conditionality but, when linked to sanctions, the harm done is exactly the same. The meeting can be watched here: youtu.be/o0k94oKbmwU
Peers voted to approve a Tory/Lib Dem amendment to the ERB during Report Stage, replacing the obligation on employers to offer guaranteed hours with a mere right for employees to request them. ier.org.uk/news/lords-pas…
Burnout is a state of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion, often caused by workplace #stress. 🗯️💤 Read our new blog on #burnout: the signs, causes and ways to cover: bit.ly/410zo7l
The @GFTUET has launched its biggest selection of courses yet! Nearly all of the training offered in the @GFTU1 Education Programme 2025-2026 is free for members of affiliated organisations such as SWU, and this includes hotel stays and meals for the residential courses. ⬇️
😲In just 1 week we've had over 220 registrations for our 2025-2026 programme. 😎Look how happy that makes @PFA's Oshor Williams. Over 90 courses to chose from, book your place: gftuet.org.uk/education #GFTUET #GFTU #TUed #TradeUnionEducation #Education #Activism #Workers
The End Fuel Poverty Coalition is proud to have signed this joint letter to the Prime Minister calling for a bold and fair climate plan With energy bills still far too high and millions living in cold, damp homes, the UK urgently needs a plan that tackles the climate crisis and…
On Tuesday I have regret motion in Universal Credit Bill. Strongest action I can take since we cannot stop or amend a money bill. You might want to lobby any Lords you know to support the regret motion #Poverty #Inequality parliament.uk/business/news/…
🚨 NEW | Our first Political Economy Conference for all levels of trade unionists. Join us at @quorngrange this November. The speakers will be both academics and trade union leaders. Limited places, apply today: gftuet.org.uk/courses/politi… #GFTUET
💚 Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Mass Lobby! It was inspiring to see #CANBill campaigners taking action for climate, nature and people. 🌍 Join us to find out what’s next for the campaign: 🗓️ 5 August, 19:00 📍 Online (Zoom) 🎟️ Register 👉 tinyurl.com/ytjkpwk8
Over 7 million low-income households were going without essentials in the 6 months to May 🚨 This number has been at least 7 million since Oct 2022. The Govt must boost living standards so that low-income families can finally feel some reprieve. jrf.org.uk/cost-of-living….
SWU is proud to be among the 53 UK unions, NGOs, businesses, & organisations to have signed @friends_earth's open letter calling for the Prime Minister to deliver a bold and fair climate plan. Tell the PM to step up for a Big Climate Plan by signing the petition in the 🧵⬇️
🚨 The clock is ticking... It’s 100 days before the UK government must deliver a new climate plan. With the Met Office saying that extreme weather is now the UK’s new normal, we can’t afford any more weak promises from those in power. And we’re not the only ones who agree...