“Public policy should protect people who must take time away from their jobs to handle serious family responsibilities.”
Inside the Capitol: Advocating for policies that give families flexibility to care for loved ones
Priest: Workers can look to saints, holy men and women for inspiration
Father Sinclair Oubre, the spiritual moderator of the Catholic Labor Network, gives examples of holy men and women who know the difficulty and rewards of work.
Pope: Migrants seek a welcome, not handouts
Working with migrants is taking them and integrating them with education, with job placement, with all these things,” the pope said May 25.
Some say migrants could stem inflation by easing labor shortage pains
The Associated Press story said that “after immigration to the United States tapered off during the Trump administration — then ground to a near complete halt for 18 months during the coronavirus pandemic — the country is waking up to a labor shortage partly fueled by that slowdown.”
U.S. bishops’ Labor Day statement calls for economy that works for all
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development credited and thanked the many workers “who have kept our country functioning during these trying times and worked under difficult and often underappreciated conditions.”
Inside the Capitol: Standing in solidarity with hospitality workers
Helping to create pathways back into employment, especially for long-term employees, limits the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on vulnerable communities.