We invite SWU & @basw-uk.bsky.social members to attend the online consultation for the UK Parliament Cross Party Group for Social Work on Nov 5th. This is an opportunity to share your experiences of using Artificial Intelligence in the workplace directly with MPs: swu-union.org.uk/2026/10/cgp-...

Social workers & social work students in Scotland, please complete the @scotssocialwork.bsky.social survey "Beyond the red lines: What should Public Service Reform deliver for social work?" to guide the asks taken to the Government in the next few weeks: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

Yesterday, the Right to Food Roadmap was launched in Parliament. Around 14 million people in the UK face food insecurity. As the Right to Food UK Commission makes clear, we have an income problem, not a food problem. We need action to make the right to food a reality for everyone.

#CovidInquiry care report fails to recognise the heavy toll of pandemic on migrant care workers, whose evidence helped expose serious failures. They weren't explicitly named. Their testimony must lead to change. UVW’s response with @pilc-campaigns.bsky.social 👇🏽 www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/press-rel...

🍛 Britain has enough food. What millions of people don’t have is enough money to afford it. A petition is calling on Andy Burnham MP to support a Right to Food Act and action to tackle the root causes of food insecurity. 👉 Sign

Prime Minister: Protect the right to food in UK law

Call on the new Prime Minister to introduce a Right to Food Bill so that all governments from now on have a duty to make food affordable and accessible to all.

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Three social workers in various stages of menopause discuss the toll on their mental and physical health and their work.

Social workers on the 'horrific' and quiet experience of menopause at work - Community Care

Social workers on the 'horrific' and quiet experience of menopause at work - Community Care

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Join us for the Organise Together Summit in London. Debate, strategise and organise on how we stop the far right. 🎫 bit.ly/togetherlondon We’ll be joined by Mawaan Rizwan, Louisa Munch, Jen Brister, Sharon Graham, Dawn Butler and more!

Disabled people should not have to choose between being active & financial security! New research reveals how fear of losing benefits is preventing Disabled people from being physically active. Read the story here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dismant...

Help shape the future of CPD for social work. Ahead of a public consultation launching in early 2027, we are running a series of events. - Liverpool - Thursday 29 October - Wolverhampton – Wednesday 4 November - Brighton – Tuesday 17 November - Online – 2 and 18 November https://ow.ly/esyJ50ZZBRh

Join @gawainlittle.bsky.social, @gftu.org.uk and hundreds of others at Organise Together. People from across Britain, sectors and communities. Together in one room. Strategising to get the far right off our streets. Tickets going fast 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk/organise-tog...

Last chance to sign up for tomorrow's online launch of the Cliff Edge Coalition NI key asks and to discuss what needs to happen next to protect people and families across Northern Ireland. Book your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...

Pleased to attend the Coastal Social Work Conference in Bournemouth yesterday which launched a two-year research project on Co-Developing Good Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers in Coastal Areas. Explore the project's findings and learn more here: www.bucks.ac.uk/coastal-soci...

Not the best weather, but it’s hard to argue with a view like that! 🌊 Excited to be in Bournemouth for tomorrow's Coastal Social Work Conference, celebrating the culmination of our two-year research project. Find out more about the project here: www.bucks.ac.uk/coastal-soci...

👇 Is neurodiversity on your union’s agenda? 🔎 Explore workplace barriers & how reps can better support members - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/bargaining-and-organising-for-neurodiversity-part-1 Led by Janine Booth, bringing trade union expertise and lived experience 🔥 #GFTUET #Neurodiversity

#TimmsReview #PIP Don’t leave it too late to challenge Timms PIP review. Contact your MP now some of the MPs who were at the forefront of the rebellion last year are now talking much more positively about benefits change benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/right-n...

1️⃣ week to go! This time next week, hundreds from across the country will come together at Organise Together in Manchester. To help plan, organise and build together against the far right in local communities across the country.

✏️ WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT We’re coming together on 17 Oct in Manchester to share skills, stories and learnings to mobilise against the far right. It’s not too late to get your ticket. togetheralliance.org.uk/organise-tog...

Patient work on class issues can help turn the tide against the far right Share @gawainlittle.bsky.social on today’s #CableStreet90 anniversary in the @mstaronline.bsky.social : morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pati... #GFTU

Patient work on class issues can help turn the tide against the far right

ON October 4 1936, 90 years ago, the local Jewish community, Irish dockers, unemployed workers, trade unionists, socialists and communists came together to defend the East End of London against Oswald...

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“They shall not pass.” 90 years ago today, as antisemitism and fascism were on the rise throughout Europe, Oswald Mosley’s racist British Union of Fascists planned a provocative march through the Jewish community of East London.

Our history. We keep marching on 💚 #CableStreet90 #TheyShallNotPass

We’re looking forward to ‘The Battle of Cable Street ninety years on: the struggle against fascism and antisemitism, then and now’ tomorrow with with Nadia Valman, Liam Liburd (@liamliburd.bsky.social) and Joseph Finlay (@josephfinlay.bsky.social). Book here to join us: bit.ly/4xoQuJC

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This morning, we launched our 'Poverty in Scotland 2026' report, showing nearly 1 million people in Scotland are living in poverty, including around 1 in 5 children. Alongside this, we published an explainer looking at the key role councils play in reducing poverty.

Glasgow City Council's threat of 'fire & re-hire' will cause avoidable damage to staff trust, livelihoods, and functionality of statutory services if it goes ahead. It is imperative that a way forward is found. Read our full statement here: buff.ly/GOPJUXB

👋 If you're at The Social Work Show in Manchester today, make sure to drop by our exhibitor stand with @swu-uk.bsky.social and say hello! Our team is looking forward to meeting lots of Social Workers and Social Work Students throughout the day!

Looking forwards to today's Social Work Show in Manchester - be sure to stop by the SWU and BASW England stall to say hello! @davesocialist.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social @socialworktoday.bsky.social

We'll be exploring the activity trap in an upcoming episode of our Let's Talk Social Work podcast. Meantime, please do consider joining this webinar hosted by @disrightsuk.bsky.social exploring how we can support Disabled Adults to participate in physical activity. 👇

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No one should have to choose between being physically active and access to benefits. Join the webinar on the Activity Trap research launching soon, to discuss the findings and where we go from here. 🗓️ Thursday 22nd October 🕰️ 13:30 💻 Online Book your spot 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dismantlin...

🎙 NEW PODCAST! Discussing the emergence of Veterinary Social Work in the UK. Host Jonny Adamson is joined by the UK's first Veterinary Social Worker, Rebecca Stephens, and dual Qualified Social Worker and Vet Surgeon, Yasmin Amer. Apple 🔗 apple.co/3g7YcE0 Spotify 🔗 sptfy.in/d2ur

📰 BASW and @swu-uk.bsky.social warn that pay cuts for social work managers in Glasgow will significantly damage services. We raised the alarm on this matter in The Scotsman last week and have written to the Scottish Government to push back on the proposals. Read more 👇

SWU is proud to be at the TUC (@tuc.org.uk) today as invited guests, standing alongside the wider trade union movement. The trade union movement is incredibly important for social workers standing up for better working conditions; we are stronger together.

There's still time for SWU members to sign up for tomorrow's Talk to SWU webinar! Learn more about what we do, how you can get more involved with free trade union training courses and campaigns, and meet the new SWU General Secretary and interim SWU Chair: swu-union.org.uk/2026/08/talk...