Dave Callow

Solidarity from one chair to another @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social yesterday at the launch of the SWU/BASW "cross party" group for social work.

Time to improve working conditions in social work. 💪

The BASW and @swu-uk.bsky.social team pictured at our event in Westminster. A full afternoon engaging MPs and Peers with our campaign, calling for a better supported social work profession.

Find out more 🔗 basw.co.uk/articles/bas...

Next week SWU & @basw-uk.bsky.social are bringing our campaign for better working conditions for social workers to Westminster. This event also launches the Cross Party Group for Social Work which will initially focus on workforce, anti-poverty, & social care reform: swu-union.org.uk/2025/10/swu-...

🚨 SOCIAL WORKERS: You've told us about stress, burnout, overwhelming caseloads, and other health and safety issues. We want to hear more so that we can take action.

Please fill out our very short survey – it takes 2 minutes:

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SWU General Secretary John McGowan and SWU Chair @davesocialist.bsky.social met up this morning with Fellesorganisasjonen (FO), the Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers. Wonderful to hear about their combined Professional Association and Trade Union.

We are horrified by the violent attack on a Manchester synagogue today and offer our condolences to the victims, their families, and the Jewish community. As social workers and trade unionists we stand in solidarity with the Jewish community in the struggle against antisemitism.

We look forward to seeing you today @swu-uk.bsky.social
In solidarity

Angi will be sorely missed by everyone at BASW, SWU and the wider social work community.

basw.co.uk/articles/bas...

Please come and join us.
You are, and always have been, welcome

There's still time.
Please come and join us

@basw-uk.bsky.social @scotssocialwork.bsky.social @baswcymru.bsky.social @baswni.bsky.social @drneilthompson.bsky.social @triciapereira.bsky.social @gawainlittle.bsky.social @joehanley.bsky.social @davesocialist.bsky.social @socialworkerswb.bsky.social @thinkaheadmh.bsky.social

Proud to be part of the @nochildbehinduk.bsky.social coalition as the Government has announced it is extending Free School Meals to half a million more children.

Our next step? Ensuring every primary school child can learn and thrive with the roll out of #FreeSchoolMealsforAll

SWU General Secretary welcomed the opportunity to share member feedback on the @socialworkengland.bsky.social fee increase proposal. A positive meeting with SWE CEO to highlight SWU concerns about an increase, ensuring any increase provides value for money for social workers, and greater efficiency.

We expect these disability benefit cuts will likely lead to more deaths of claimants, increases in homelessness, child protection cases, and care admissions as disabled people can no longer afford to meet their needs at home.

📢 Social workers, sign the open letter! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Social Workers: Are you supporting families out of your own pocket?

A new SWU & @itvnews.bsky.social survey will help build a national picture of the hidden costs of poverty and the pressures on frontline workers.

Please take part and share with colleagues: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SWUITV25

All three motions delivered by SWU at the @gftu.org.uk 106th Biennial General Council Meeting conference were received positively & passed unopposed: swu-union.org.uk/2025/05/swu-...
▶️Poverty Crisis for Children
▶️Increased funding to social work
▶️Solidarity with Palestine

#BGCM2025 #GFTU

Our GS, @gawainlittle.bsky.social, addressing the #BGCM2025 at the end of #Day2.

"The measure of our trade unionism is the #Solidarity we show to disputes and I am proud that GFTU has been at the forefront of coordinating solidarity from other unions for #BirminghamBinStrike".

#BGCM #GFTU

SWU is proud to be a signatory to this important letter in support of the #Birmingham Bin Strikers.

Well done to SWU National Organiser & Union Contact Manager Jessie Hoskin on delivering this important motion at the @gftu.org.uk #BGCM2025 conference.

SWU General Secretary John McGowan delivering this important motion on solidarity with Palestine at the @gftu.org.uk #BGCM2025 conference which passed unanimously.

@pscupdates.bsky.social

Well done to SWU Chair @davesocialist.bsky.social on delivering this important motion at the @gftu.org.uk #BGCM2025 conference.

The only strangers to me are the Labour Party who has lost everything it stood for.

If the tories had done that today, all Labour party members would be 'losing it' now.

Think about it

Eddie Dempsey elected as RMT general secretary Transport union RMT, today confirmed that Eddie Dempsey has been elected unopposed as the union’s new General Secretary.

Eddie Dempsey elected as RMT general secretary

Transport union RMT, today confirmed that Eddie Dempsey has been elected unopposed as the union’s new General Secretary.
rmtunion.org/43ocx7V

🚨Update from the Palestine coalition

We will assemble at Whitehall at 12 noon on 18 January and march towards the BBC. We call on the Met Police to lift the resterictions they have imposed to allow us to protest at the BBC.

#WeWillMarch

Full statement: palestinecampaign.org/we-will-marc...

Q: Why do we need unions?

A:

Poverty crisis resulting in more child removals, social workers warn

Children in Britain are facing a poverty crisis: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pove...

“Helping vulnerable adults and young people is only possible if a full range of public services are available and well funded,” said SWU General Secretary John McGowan.

@basw-uk.bsky.social

SWU and @scotssocialwork.bsky.social marched together in Glasgow on St Andrew's Day under one banner, as union and professional association united to show that there is no room for racism or fascism in Scotland: swu-union.org.uk/2024/12/anti...

#EndRacism #EndFacism #RefugeesWelcome

SWU's General Secretary and Chair are proud to send their solidarity greetings on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

End the genocide. #CeaseFireNow

@gftu.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social

Today SWU & @basw-uk.bsky.social mark the 46th International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. As a human rights-based profession, we cannot stay silent. Read our full statement here: swu-union.org.uk/2024/11/in-s... #PalestineDay #CeasefireNOW #StopArmingIsrael @pscupdates.bsky.social