Scottish Unemployed Workers Network

{{Short description|Scottish political organisation}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = Scottish Unemployed Workers Network

| image = SUWN.png

| website = {{url|scottishunemployedworkers.net}}

| abbreviation = SUWN

| region = Scotland

}}

The Scottish Unemployed Workers Network (SUWN) is a left-leaning political organisation in Scotland{{cite news|last=Maxwell|first=Jamie|title=Revealed: how the poor are punished by welfare reforms|date=5 December 2014|newspaper=The National}} which advocates on behalf of unemployed working-class people. It aims to be "a source of advice and information" as well as a vehicle for campaigning and organisation.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishunemployedworkers.net/about/|title=SUWN About Us|accessdate=5 December 2014}}

The organisation is based principally in Dundee and campaigns heavily on the issues of welfare sanctions{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Alan|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/expectant-mother-of-two-says-inability-to-use-computer-has-left-her-without-cash-for-food-or-heat-1.668265#poll|title=Expectant mother-of-two says inability to use computer has left her without cash for food or heat|date=6 November 2014|accessdate=5 December 2014|publisher=The Courier (Dundee)}} and poverty.{{cite news|last=Dinnie|first=Steven|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/protesters-to-take-to-the-streets-of-dundee-on-anti-poverty-march-1.718878|title=Protesters to take to the streets of Dundee on anti-poverty march|date=4 December 2014|accessdate=5 December 2014|publisher=The Courier (Dundee)}}{{cite news|last=Hamilton|first=Lindsey|url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/dundee/protest-to-put-focus-on-poverty-in-dundee-1.717063|title=Protest to put focus on poverty in Dundee|date=4 December 2014|accessdate=5 December 2014|newspaper=Evening Telegraph}} The organisation has highlighted the struggle of many people to find jobs and the challenges in living on benefits.{{cite news|last=Macnab|first=Scott|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/scottish-unemployment-women-bear-brunt-as-400-lose-jobs-every-day-1-2117464|title=Scottish unemployment: women bear brunt as 400 lose jobs every day|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=15 February 2012|accessdate=5 December 2014}} In December 2014, the organisation published a detailed report claiming that Scottish welfare claimants are being hit by excessive and arbitrary sanctions as a result of UK Government welfare reforms.{{cite news|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/lights-camera-sanction-bob-servant-film-extra-volunteer-loses-100-of-benefits-1.727427|title=Lights, camera, sanction! — Bob Servant film extra volunteer loses £100 of benefits|publisher=The Courier (Dundee)|date=9 December 2014|accessdate=10 December 2014}}