In Labor Day statement, USCCB renews call for living wage

August 25, 2015

Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, the chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, emphasized in the importance of a living wage in the USCCB’s annual Labor Day statement.

“In demanding a living wage for workers we give hope to those struggling to provide for their families, as well as young workers who hope to have families of their own someday,” he said. “Unions and worker associations, as with all human institutions, are imperfect, yet they remain indispensable to this work, and they can exemplify the importance of subsidiarity and solidarity in action.”

 

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Further information:

• Labor Day Statement Focuses On Importance Of Work In Building And Supporting Families (USCCB)
• Full text of statement (USCCB)