Our hearts ache for the families of the six individuals still missing in the aftermath of the tragic collision involving the Dali cargo ship and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday around 1:30am. Despite challenging conditions, search and recovery...
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NASW Maryland statement on Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster
We stand in solidarity with those affected, including the families of the missing and rescued
NASW disappointed by ruling upholding firing of pregnant Catholic school teacher
This expansion of the ministerial exception risks threatening the civil rights of thousands of New Jersey employees.
What the March on Washington means 60 years later | NASW Member Voices
W.E.B. DuBois is being honored in October 2023 as a social work pioneer by the NASW Foundation.
NASW scores legal victory in same-sex parenting case in Michigan
On July 24, 2023, the Michigan Supreme Court in Pueblo v. Haas ruled in our favor, granting unmarried people in same-sex relationships the right to seek custody and parenting time with their children even if there was no genetic connection.
NASW seeks clemency for death-row inmate Johnny Johnson
NASW, including our Missouri Chapter, on July 20, 2023, requested Missouri Governor Parson grant clemency to Johnny Johnson, who was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 1, 2023.
The Democracy Restoration Act is a Civil and Voting Rights Imperative | NASW Member Voices
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) reintroduced the Democracy Restoration Act, federal legislation that seeks to restore voting rights in federal elections to the millions of disenfranchised Americans who have been released from prison but are still denied the right to vote.
Supreme Courts Ends Affirmative Action. What are the Implications? | NASW Member Voices
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2023, made a ruling on affirmative action that will have profound and long-term implications for the country.