Everything was based on whom the supervisors liked. Unfortunately, U.S. workers face a hostile climate where those who choose to organize are often viewed as disloyal troublemakers, and union organizing can be violently opposed. As people of faith, we support the struggles of low-wage workers seeking union solidarity in order to improve wages, benefits, working conditions, and job security. Putting our values into action, we see our concern for the dignity of all persons as a common agenda shared by unions. Workers want a voice in decisions, living wages, comprehensive benefits, and job security.
Unions help that happen.
This spring we seek to strengthen partnerships between UUs and unions by initiating a program designed to bring workers rights into Unitarian Universalist Congregations, the celebration of Worker Memorial Day. A Sunday to Remember Workers Injured or Killed on the Job April 28th marks the 25th anniversary of OSHA, and unions around the country will honor some of the more than 16,000 workers injured and 154 killed on the job each day with a Worker Memorial Day. We ask you to consider raising workers issues in your Congregation. We have sample sermons and resources, and Worker Memorial Day worship aids. Seek opportunities to support the struggles of local workers as an active expression of solidarity.