Congregations Gear Up for Labor Day Programs
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
This year’s Labor
in the Pulpits/Labor on the Bimah program will kick off Labor Day weekend and
continue through September. The program offers a way for congregations to raise
working people’s issues during their worship services as well as celebrating
working people in their communities and offering prayers of support. Some
congregations will be inviting union members and other workers to speak to them,
including members of UFCW Local 400, SEIU 32BJ, and Organizations United for
Respect at Walmart. The program is jointly coordinated by Jews United for
Justice and DC Jobs with Justice/Interfaith Worker Justice of Greater
Washington, who are working to produce resource packets congregations can use to
educate their members and prepare worship. So far, dozens of congregations in
the DC Metro area are signed up to participate. For more information email dcjobswithjustice@yahoo.com.
-by Tony
Nguyen
Photo Courtesy of Jobs With Justice