The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers - The human person is central, the clearest reflection of God among us. Each person has a basic dignity from God, not from any accomplishment.
“The economy must help people, not the other way around”
(The 1986 US Bishops letter, Economic Justice for All).
Work is more than a way to make a life; it is an act of continuing a share in God’s creation. workers serve to the very common good through the services or materials they help provide and by creating jobs that sustain the dignity and rights of workers to create work, to decent and just wages, to a decent benefits and security in their old age, to the choice of whether to organize and join unions, to the opportunity for legal conditions for the immigrant workers, to private property, and to the economic plan.
Workers also have responsibilities to provide a fair day’s of work for a fair day’s pay, to treat employers and co-workers with respect, and to carry out their work in ways that contribute to the common good. Workers, employers, and unions should not only advance their own interests, but also work together to improve economic justice and the being of all. There is not a better time that we need to know about this.
-Dylan
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