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"The rights of workers take priority
over the maximization of profits." Pope John Paul II, Toronto, Canada, 1984
On the Condition of Workers Leo XIII: Rerum Novarum (1891) On the Reconstruction of the Social Order Pius XI: Quadragesimo Anno (1931) Christianity and Social Progress John XXIII: Mater et Magistra (1961) On Human Work John Paul II: Laborem Exercens (1981) Economic Justice for All U.S. Bishops' 1986 pastoral letter Labor Day Statements of the United States Catholic Conference Labor Data Courtesy of the Higgins Labor Research Center Laboring for Justice Celebrating the life and career of Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Monsignor George G. Higgins and his lifetime of service to the cause of workers' rights Msgr. George Higgins Several dozen articles by this Catholic labor advocate The Church and Work Article by Dorothy Day in The Catholic Worker, September, 1946. Work Article by Dorothy Day in The Catholic Worker, October, 1949. Catholic-Labor Network The Catholic-Labor Network hopes to be a place for those Catholics, lay, religious and clergy, who are active in their churches and in unions to learn about their Church's teachings as regards to labor issues, pray for those who are working for economic justice and share information about events and struggles that may be taking place in their area. Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network Stories, issues, action, links. At Work in the Vineyard: The Jesuit Labor Apostolate Article by Edward F. Boyle, SJ in the magazine In All Things. Labor/Work Articles from the magazine Salt of the Earth Catholic Social Teaching and the "Right to Organize" Article by Marilynn P. Fleckenstein of Niagara University Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention By the International Labour Organisation; entered into force July 18, 1951. What Faith Groups Say about the Right to Organize Workers' Representatives Convention By the International Labour Organisation; entered into force June 30, 1973. Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention By the International Labour Organisation; entered into force Feb. 25, 1981. Convention concerning the Promotion of Collective Bargaining By the International Labour Organisation; entered into force Aug. 11, 1983. LaborNet Headlines, highlights, action alerts, and features, from a group that works through computer communications, news, information and resources in support of the guarantees of human rights and economic justice for workers. Federal Labor Laws From the Congressional Digest, June-July 1993. Read My Genes: Genetic Screening in the Workplace Article from Issues in Ethics, a publication of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. National Interfaith Committee For Worker Justice We are people of faith who educate, organize, and mobilize the religious community in the U.S. on issues and campaigns that will improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for workers, especially low-wage workers. Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, November 1996 A special issue focusing on labor online. Jobs With Justice A national labor, community and religious coalition dedicated to fight for the rights of working people. More than two dozen local Jobs With Justice coalitions around the country have mobilized hundreds of thousands of working people around the right to family-wage jobs, health care, civil and workplace rights. Campaign for Labor Rights Campaign for Labor Rights mobilizes local support in the United States and Canada for the campaigns of our partner organizations. We build bridges between local activists and many of the major organizations around the world. Higgins Labor Research Center At the University of Notre Dame Labour and Trade Union Page Victoria, Australia Federations and Unions on the Internet Cyber Resources and Links for Labour Activists Directory of Labour Resources on the WWW Labor Relations Labor Unions and Employee Organizations Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO |
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