Teaching

Pope Francis: "[Cities] are full of people who work, but also of people who don't find work, or who do jobs that are underpaid or without dignity....All have the right to be treated with the same attitude of welcoming and fairness because everyone carries human dignity." 

NEW! The USCCB's 2018 Labor Day statement calls for all persons to work together for just wages, which are necessary for families to flourish. A just wage is one that “not only provides for workers’ financial well-being, but fosters their social, cultural, and spiritual dimensions as individuals and members of society.” The statement is available in English and Spanish. 

Additional Catholic Teaching

The economy must serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God's creation.

If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers must be respected -- the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to the organization and joining of unions, to private property, and to economic initiative.

• The Catechism: Economic Activity and Social Justice
• Wisconsin Archbishop Statement Supporting Rights of Workers
• Ohio Bishops' Statement Supporting Collective Bargaining

On KBVM! Listen to an interview on Labor and Justice with Matt Cato, Father Jack Mosbrucker and Father Chuck Lienert

Educate Your Parish

• Concluding Rite for Labor Day Weekend Masses
• Labor Day: A Reminder of Labor’s Long-Standing Support from the Catholic Church
• Job Quality = Food Quality
• Labor Day and Wage Theft
• Work is Sacred
• St. Joseph the Worker
• Saint Cajetan: Patron Saint of the Unemployed and Job Seekers

USCCB

• Annual Labor Day Statements
• Faithful Citizenship: Section 50
• USCCB Chairman Supports Wisconsin Bishops on Rights of Workers