That's the attitude I perceived from my fellow workers and my dad. They were cautious when the federal government stepped in to address the questionable links to the mob, as well as the use of their pension funds. Their excitement began to grow as new leadership emerged and began to make the union more visible, and more accessible. Now leadership has changed again, but this time the union has turned a curve. Growth is projected and workers are confident.
Work is more than income.
In the first chapter of the first book shared in the Jewish and Christian tradition, the human person is lifted up as the most sacred part of creation. Created in God's image and likeness, we are called to be in relationship with God as co-creators through our labor. Through The Book of Confessions, the Presbyterian tradition teaches that work binds us in family and community. John Paul reminds us specifically of the Second Vatican Council teachings on labor in the encyclical, On Human Work. This week, three Notre Dame students will be returning from a national interfaith conference organized by religious and labor leaders to discuss new partnerships to promote and enhance the dignity of workers around the globe.