 |  Labor | "The rights of workers take priority over the maximization of profits"
Pope John Paul II, Toronto, Canada, 1984 |
| Labor | "The rights of workers take priority over the maximization of profits"
Pope John Paul II, Toronto, Canada, 1984 |
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DOCUMENTS 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 Work and Wages From The Social Agenda. a publication of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace which provides a collection of Magisterial Texts Some Concerns About Employment 1998 statement by the bishops of New Zealand A Spirituality of Work By the Committee for the World of Work of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, January 2001 Voices and Choices A 2000 pastoral letter from the Catholic Bishops of the South on working conditions in the poultry industry United We Stand: A Pastoral Letter on Unemployment 1999 pastoral Letter by Michael Malone, Catholic Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, and Roger Herft, Anglican Bishop of Newcastle Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention By the International Labour Organisation; entered into force July 18, 1951 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 ARTICLES, PAPERS The Church and the Workplace By Brian Lawrence in Eureka Street, February 2011 Holy Working By Fr Aidan Nichols, OP, 2009 Wage Justice: A Pious Wish? By Walter Lesch, professor of social ethics and moral philosophy at the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, in Stimmen der Zeit, 2008 The Right to Unionize: A Basic Catholic Principle By Eduardo Moises Penalver in Commonweal, April 20, 2007 Labor's Future: Can Unions Restore the Dignity of Work? By John T. Joyce in Commonweal, Feb 10, 2006 Why a Right to a Job at a Living Wage? Chapter 1 of the book Ending Poverty as We Know It by William P. Quigley, 2003 Forum on the Meaning of the Priority of Labour Proceedings, the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, May 2003 Polish Traditions on Work By Jerzy W. Galkowski, 2002 Entitled Neighbors: A Biblical Perspective on Living Wage By Walter Brueggemann in The Witness, May 2002 Towards a Christian Spirituality of Work By Edith H. Raidt, St. Augustine College of South Africa, Johannesburg, 2001 The "Spirituality" of Work By Catherine M Wallace in Anglican Theological Review, Winter 2001 Slaves or Sabbath-keepers? A Biblical Perspective on Human Work By Ellen F Davis in Anglican Theological Review, Winter 2001 Catholic Social Teaching and the "Right to Organize" By Marilynn P. Fleckenstein of Niagara University, March 1999 Bernard Lonergan on Work By Prof. Richard M. Liddy, Seton Hall University, 1999 Faith, Hope and Charity: Authentic Habits of a Christian Spirituality of Work By Michael Naughton, University of St. Thomas, MN, 1999 Giving Meaning to Work: the Spiritual Challenge of Our Time By Ingeborg Gabriel, Institute for Social Ethics, University of Vienna, Faculty of Catholic Theology, 1999 The Christian Humanization of Work: Job Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry By Dr. James J. Spillane, S.J., 1999 Work as Participation in the Life of the Trinity By Deborah Savage, University of St. Thomas, 1999 Work, Social Structure and Leadership Spirituality and the Problem of Employment By Rafael Alvira, Navarra, Spain, 1999 Catholic Social Teaching and the "Right to Organize" By Marilynn P. Fleckenstein, Ph.D., Niagara University, 1999 Catholic Social Teaching and the Welfare of Workers Dr. David I. Gregory, Professor of Law, St. John's University, 1998 Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, November 1996 A special issue focusing on labor online Basic Income: Providing an Adequate Income For All By Charles M. A. Clark, Ph.D., Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, St. John's University, 1996 How Do We Understand Work? By Roy Cassin in The Way, 1994 The Spirit of Work By Thomas J. Cottle in The Way, 1994 Competition and Co-Operation at Work: The Choices Before Us By Theresa O'Donovan in The Way, 1994 The Humanization of Work and the Problem of Values By Erika Kvapilova, 1994 Labor Encyclicals Should Apply to Church Workers National Catholic Reporter, Sept 23, 1994 Love's Labor Lost Eleven readers respond to Jan 21, 1994 article on church unfair labor practices, National Catholic Reporter, Feb 18, 1994 Church Accused of Workplace Injustices By Tim McCarthy in National Catholic Reporter, Jan 21, 1994 Read My Genes: Genetic Screening in the Workplace By Claire Andre and Manuel Velasquez in Issues in Ethics, a publication of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, Fall 1991 Person, Work and Religious Tradition By John Farrelly, 1991 Do Unemployment Traps Cause Unemployment? From the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland Labor: A Suggestion for Rethinking the Way of the Christian By Vítor Westhelle, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil, Matelândia, Paraná, Brazil, in Word & World, 1986 Faith, Work, and Economic Structures By Richard Luecke, Community Renewal Society, Chicago, Illinois, in Word & World, 1984 Vocation, Work, and Work for Pay By Mark Gibbs, The Audenshaw Foundation, London, England, in Word & World, 1984 When Working Is Over or, When Working Takes on a Unique Transformation By Martin J. Heinecken, Middlebury, Vermont, in Word & World, 1984 Work By Dorothy Day in The Catholic Worker, October 1949 The Church and Work By Dorothy Day in The Catholic Worker, September 1946 Labor/Work Articles from the magazine Salt of the Earth Labor By Joseph Jacobs and Kaufmann Kohler in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 MISCELLANEOUS LABOR WEBSITES 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 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 What Faith Groups Say about the Right to Organize 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. 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. 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 Study Program At the University of Notre Dame WWW Virtual Library: Labor History Country by country resources Web Sites of Interest to Organized Labor From the Georgia AFL-CIO Labor Unions and Employee Organizations Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO |
