Labor Day, celebrating workers and their contributions, began during a period of swift U.S. industrial growth with limited worker rights. In the late 19th century, many Americans, especially those experiencing profound poverty and those who had recently immigrated...
Social Workers pushed for 40-hour work week and Employee Assistance Programs
As you all know the water situation in Flint finally climaxed and everyone is scrambling to help in various ways. Last week, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Michigan Chapter put out a call to action to social workers who are looking for ways to get...
President Obama this week issued New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer. The executive action primarily deals with the sale and exchange of firearms in the United States. While Obama’s executive action will not end the...
Social Work Pioneer Frances Perkins in 1911 witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City’s history. Most of the 146 people who died were young women who were immigrants or the children of immigrants. “I can’t...
Women in the social work profession have historically been prominent in establishing the practice. Between formal social work policy issues such as, Gender-Based Violence and the Health of Adolescent Girls, pay equity, and global women’s issues, the National...
Social workers seek social justice for all and have long worked to end racism and discrimination. Yet they are still human. National Association of Social Workers member Pamela Lowell, MSW, LICSW, who has a private practice in Barrington, RI, and is also an author,...
The National Association of Social Workers expresses sorrow and concern regarding the horrific mass shooting in California at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. Our deepest sympathy goes out to those who lost their lives and the injured and their families, ...