A Shared Commitment to Justice

Each Labor Day weekend, Interfaith Worker Justice and the AFL-CIO sponsor the Labor in the Pulpits /on the Bimah /in the Minbar program, which highlights the shared goals of the faith community and the union movement for a new vision for justice in our communities.

As part of Labor in the Pulpits, union members serve as guest speakers in congregations to speak out about their faith, work and the union movement. Some AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils use this program as an opportunity to host a Faith and Labor meeting in which participants discuss important issues facing workers in their local communities and reaffirm their shared commitments to social justice.

• Find out more about how unions help workers and read what faith-based groups say about workers’ rights.

Resources New materials for Labor Day Weekend 2008 Prayer of Blessing the Work of Our Hands Labor in the Pulpits Reflection Reflection Litany for Workers Labor in the Pulpits Litany Islamic Worship Aid Voter Guide

Faith-Specific Labor Day Resources

• Putting Labor into Labor Day (Catholic)
• Lutheran Resources for Worker Justice
• Pan-Methodist Resources for Worker Justice
• Presbyterian Resources for Worker Justice
• Labor on the Bimah: A Special Resource for Synagogues (Jewish)
• The Qur'an and Worker Justice (Muslim)

Labor in the Pulpits Organizing Tools

• Organizing Guide
• Speaker Training Guide
• Media Action Kit