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Jessica Felix Romero The latest headlines are filled with news of worker shortages, delayed supply chains, and labor strikes. Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations strike tracker reports more than 181 strikes so far this year, with 38 of them taking place in the first two weeks of October, spurring the AFL-CIO to name this month “Striketober.” These strikes span all kinds of industries, from hospital workers to bourbon makers. Workers are mounting an economic resistance, refusing to fill underpaid, dangerous jobs. Many are calling it the “Great Resignation,” as workers reevaluate their priorities and relationship to work, while others say it’s a reckoning of decades-long corporate greed and poor working conditions. Essential workers, who were considered heroes at the onset of the pandemic, are now demanding changes to workplaces and, according to Robert Reich’s recent opinion piece, “a total reevaluation of the very nature and quality of work.” ... Striking workers, the working people organizing work stoppages, or the people creating new bargaining mechanisms beyond the traditional workplace, address the conditions of today and set vision for what the future of working can be. They also have an impact on the past. Jesus shares this time-bending paradox in the parable of sower and reaper in John 4:36-38.
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Together We Welcome: National Faith Gathering to Support Refugees Register today to join CWS for a virtual conference for faith leaders on November 7-11. Building a welcoming community begins with you. Learn how you can prepare your congregation to welcome and support refugees, Afghan evacuees, and asylum seekers as the U.S. rebuilds and expands its life-saving refugee protection programs. Job Opening: Full-Time Senior Minister First Parish in Lincoln, Mass. mid-sized congregation with wide range of faith backgrounds from traditional Christian to Humanist, seeks inspiring speaker, caring pastor, and energetic collaborator eager to nurture growth/diversity and take active part in community life. Inquiries/ applications by December 15. |
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