Rembert Weakland, WCC president, in announcing the project. These anniversaries take place at a time when Wisconsin and the nation are facing decisions as to how our citizens can work and live in a global economy. It suggests that all people are indirect employers as participants in both the economy and in structures that determine how work is structured and compensated. It is the means by which people provide for their daily needs and those of their family members. Work is an activity through which we develop our God-given talents.
Work is an essential means by which each person contributes to the common good.
At the group's first meeting on May 18, members will hear an overview from two theologians on the pope's encyclical and from the Department of Workforce Development on Wisconsin's work force. The group will meet at least five more times before submitting to the bishops by their February 2001 meeting a report that the bishops will use will use in their reflection.