Labor and Religion Connect!
"Labor in the Pulpits" began in Chicago in 1996 and was introduced to Western Pennsylvania by Father Jack O' Malley, Roman Catholic priest in the diocese of Pittsburgh, and Joe Delale, AFL-CIO's Community Services liaison. They have initiated the "Labor In The Pulpits" program into the Allegheny County Labor Council through the Labor and Religion Council of Western Pennsylvania, a coalition of community, organized labor and clergy. Last year, in Western Pennsylvania more than one hundred congregations, involving Christians, Jewish and Muslim backgrounds, heard their clergy or members from organized labor speak during Labor Day weekend. Many congregations published bulletin inserts as well:
On October 6, 2002, O' Malley spoke at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Indiana, Pa. He spoke on the theme of connecting faith and work and showed a video produced by the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice titled "Prophetic Witness." The service was moderated by the Labor Center's James Watta.
Sí, se Puede!
The book tells the story from a child's perspective about his mother and her involvement in the Los Angeles janitor strike. It is beautifully illustrated and written in a bilingual style. It shows that children can also understand the labor movement and provide valuable support in their own way. The book can be obtained from the NICWJ.
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