New Committee Forming to Support the Social Work Workforce and Working Conditions

Are you passionate about the social work profession? Are you interested in helping improve working conditions across the state?

NASW-Michigan is thrilled to announce the formation of a new Chapter committee, the Social Work Workforce and Working Conditions Committee.

Some of the initial goals of the committee are:

• To educate, empower, and support social workers to improve their working conditions
• To gather data and worker experiences pertaining to our working conditions and share that information with social workers, law makers, and the general public.
• To create policy recommendations around workforce issues for the Chapter legislative agenda

The first meeting and listening session for the committee will be on March 23, 2023 from 12-1pm. All social workers are welcome to participate.

Sign up for the committee at https://forms.gle/2H3F5BSrV7bbm2cFA. (Meeting information will be emailed to all who sign up)

This committee recognizes that many social workers look to the NASW for signals about what forms of advocacy are okay to participate in and this committee will serve as a strong signal that we support social workers organizing their workplaces. We recognize that managers in social work are some of the most frustrated with the institutional forces suppressing our wages and funding, and therefore seek to partner with managers and workers alike to advocate against these forces and encourage organizing in our field.