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A Psalm for Mine Worker Justice
05-19-2010
Yesterday, I read through psalm after psalm searching for the "right" one to read at the opening of the http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jT_TJF6XHvkIcroUc3uaHO...
Put the 'Labor' Back in Secretary of Labor (Our Secretary of Labor is M.I.A., Part 2)
10-17-2008
Regardless of who wins the presidential election, we need a secretary of labor who thinks and acts like Frances Perkins.
Putting Some Labor Back in Labor Day Weekend Services
08-28-2008
Labor Day weekend is often a slow time for congregations. Members are attending family gatherings. Parents are getting children ready for school. Neglected summer projects are undertaken or (like my garden) abandoned until next summer. Aside from the occasional Labor Day parade, few Labor Day activities seem to have anything to do with honoring labor. Labor Day weekend nonetheless offers congregations an opportunity to lift up the values of work and reflect on our religious [...]
More Than Pickets and Prayer
05-01-1999
Fifteen ways to strengthen your congregation's justice ministry with workers.