SWU meaning in Community ?

Southwest Workers Union (SWU), previously Southwest Public Workers Union (SPWU), is a grassroots nonprofit community organizing group in the United States with over 3,000 members who have been working for 30 years to combat environmental racism and worker injustice. Their goal is to organize “low-income workers and families, community residents, and youth, united in one organizational struggle for worker rights, environmental justice and community empowerment.” SWU does this through educating and strengthening community leaders and emphasizing direct action on issues that impact these communities.

SWU uses community engagement to promote positive change through community education and information transparency in San Antonio, Texas, and the surrounding area. SWU’s areas of focus are environmental and social issues to perpetuate “a community-labor strategy that takes on the many faces of injustice that impact working -class and poor families in South Texas.” Additionally, SWU participates in international organization events, such as the Border Social Forum, as well as other national social justice work.