https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to labor en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/06/23/union-busting-god-catholic-colleges-invoke-religious-freedom-violate-catholic-teaching The 2013 death of 83-year-old Duquesne University adjunct Margaret Mary Vojtko helped open up a national debate about the precarious lives of the estimated seven hundred thousand college faculty in America who teach without benefits or security of employment, often… Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:26:26 EDT Kaya Oakes c7078fdb-82b1-46da-976b-d18bf43dec1d https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/20/what-does-moral-economy-look-99-percent In his first book, Seattle-based union organizer Jonathan Rosenblum recounts the personal stories of clergy, activists and airport workers who mounted the first successful campaign for a $15 minimum wage in the U.S. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:00:43 EDT Jonathan Rosenblum ba92e48c-eaaa-4118-96cf-5fa2fb33d06a https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/04/wal-mart-faces-new-round-historic-strikes-why-now Arkansas’ evangelical culture enabled Wal-Mart to grow without its employees having any power to negotiate for better working conditions. But as it grew to become the world’s largest retailer, it expanded into urban and other areas with markedly different cultures—a transformation that looks to be changing the balance of power. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:23:53 EST Sarah Jaffe 887750a0-d5a7-4108-8a8d-5cf8068360df https://religiondispatches.org/2012/07/10/religious-right-bible-and-slavery Should Christians ignore or exploit slaves-obey-your-masters verses? Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:22:07 EDT Peter Montgomery 0020b9e1-7d32-4f8f-a0dc-31fae248861b https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/19/case-against-church-state-separation-unlikely-source A new essay in an influential journal illuminates little-known intersections between Catholic thought and US social history. But then it goes on to prescribe an odd fix for US labor woes: razing the wall between church and state. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:16:25 EDT Peter Laarman e73d8f27-69bb-470c-a3b9-91528e78cb9b https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/06/humiliation-and-success-great-recession Coming to appreciate that we are not defined by what we do for money—but that we also have a right to be incensed about what’s become of paid employment in America—is important spiritual work. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:08:02 EDT Peter Laarman 08f3af24-ca2b-45fc-869d-77f89d6fcd12 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/01/what-worker-justice-has-do-religion Recently a religious book club told me they were taking a pass on reading my book, Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid—And What We Can Do About It, because it wasn’t theological enough. At first I shrugged it off… Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:00:28 EDT Kim Bobo 421976f6-73b2-4daf-945e-3666af7606be https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/21/ralph-reeds-group-goes-after-union-thugs-wisconsin Get ready for the 2012 strategy of engaging evangelicals more intently in the right’s anti-government crusade. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:05:32 EDT Sarah Posner fb12a58b-d6a3-40ce-8c2d-534fa850af82 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/10/short-goodbye It is with a bit of sadness that I write this… Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:45:37 EDT Lauri Lebo 0d2cd239-9725-405a-9add-810236df5f29 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/04/27/blank-sabbath-sens-sponsor-bill-curb-wage-theft A “Judeo-Christian” nation should know that screwing workers is totally abhorrent to the God of the bible. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:06:45 EDT Peter Laarman 73ea2886-f6d4-4c0d-9daf-adc065cccde5 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/15/jesus-hates-taxes-biblical-capitalism-created-fertile-anti-union-soil While the current assault on unions seems driven mostly by the billionaire Koch brothers and corporate-funded groups, religious right leaders and activists have spent decades creating fertile soil for anti-union campaigns through the promotion of biblical capitalism. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:52:03 EDT Peter Montgomery 962ca88a-575c-46f8-9591-2990399ee576 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/14/will-religious-side-workers At this moment the embattled US labor movement urgently needs strong community-based allies and much greater moral legitimation, yet broad-based strategic and moral support from the religious side has been slow to materialize. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:09:40 EDT Peter Laarman 74e5fbe8-0330-4f6f-b118-72dfc876708f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/11/wisconsin-religious-voices-witness-against-scott-walker Wisconsin groups take a stand against union-busting and drastic cutbacks in social services. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:43:56 EST Daniel Schultz 92d273b3-ba0d-48bf-9044-917beaff123f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/10/scott-walker-loves-jesus-thats-nice And the violent bear it away. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:55:23 EST Peter Laarman 65005d56-d30b-4a26-9cd2-632728615e61 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/28/forget-god-gap-union-gap-bad-news-republicans Wisconsin energizes Dems’ base. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:39:03 EST Daniel Schultz 1fcfa8be-09cd-4ac3-8299-a35aca1082a8 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/21/tea-partys-cosmic-conflict-wisconsin Big Government is the sacred enemy that animates the Tea Party uniting it in opposition to death panels, socialists, gun-control advocates, unions, Obamacare, deficits, and so on… Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:46:15 EST Gary Laderman f74b9ec4-c297-4d0f-bfc0-fe135d520c79 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/21/wisconsin-union-busting-religiously-sanctioned The events in Wisconsin seem to follow the Reconstructionist ideals. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:20:14 EST Julie Ingersoll 38626216-5cc0-4831-b10e-e30549e146a9 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/18/thinking-theologically-about-wisconsin-union-conflict What has faith to say about the conflict between Scott Walker and state workers’ unions? Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:22:04 EST Daniel Schultz a5ca14ad-25ed-4219-8caa-b22a1cb59974 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/16/which-side-are-you How long is it going to take for it to sink in with religious leaders that it will soon be time to choose sides? Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:26:34 EST Daniel Schultz 58298645-8a84-48bf-a269-aabfa8151ceb https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/19/kings-more-perfect-unions A new book of Dr. King’s speeches to labor arrives just as union bashing is enjoying a resurgence. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:01:05 EST Kim Bobo 5b257cf6-b6c2-4401-ac19-b5b7b11b5307 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/05/misusing-cesar-chavez-immigration-debate Last week Harry Reid announced plans to use the brief lame duck congressional session to bring controversial Senate Bill 3963, known as the DREAM Act, to a vote of cloture. The DREAM Act would provide citizenship for an estimated two million undocumented residents who enroll in college or enlist… Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:48:46 EST Luis Leon 5a4ff67f-6cd9-4f0a-a275-dbe067482e5e https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/06/messiah-not-coming Not long ago I helped lead a graduate seminar in leadership in which I challenged the old idea of the heroic leader and messianic deliverer; an idea that has deep roots in all three Abrahamic faith traditions. Not one person in that seminar room—not even the white males who were present—had anything good thing to say about the old model. Everyone agreed that we can do better by listening to each other, trusting each other, and finding new paths together. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:28:30 EDT Peter Laarman 24824be1-096d-4ba6-8919-875a24541f16 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/16/wage-theft-america-why-working-americans-are-not-getting-paid A leading worker justice organizer writes a book on how and why employers are stealing from the workforce, to the tune of billions every year. Sun, 16 May 2010 01:17:11 EDT Kim Bobo 76ad3ac7-04d9-4321-8a01-89c68dc20c6a https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/12/confronting-economic-privilege-together Might unions sponsor a theologian-in-residence program? Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:52:16 EDT Daniel Schultz 42effa6a-5f6f-44ea-9e7e-699deaeec9f9 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/12/management-gurus-corporate-chaplains-review-spirituality-inc A new study of contemporary workplace spirituality deconstructs the dehumanizing movements of the early 20th century and the personal development programs of the 60s though it fails to address any conflict between religion and capitalism. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:27:32 EDT Brittany Shoot a600283e-d409-49ee-a3da-da56a75c6635