Tag: Faith Labor Alliance
OPINION: A new kind of slavery
By REV. PETE HILL
Pastor, United Methodist Church
Windsor, MO
In virtually every city in our nation the unemployed, desperate for any income are turning to labor...
OPINION: ‘Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s’
By FATHER GERRY KLEBA
Pastor
St. Cronan’s Catholic Church
“Mom, we better be goin’ to bed now because I’m sure these boys want to go home.”
At 9:30...
OPINION: A reflection on Mother’s Day
By DOYLE SAGER
Lead Pastor
First Baptist Church
Jefferson City, MO
The Coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted the workforce of our nation and world. It has also underscored...
OPINION: A parable on unequal wages
By W. B. (BART) TICHENOR
Pastor, Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church
Columbia, Mo.
People of all faiths should be interested in, and defenders of, basic equality when...
OPINION: Lent and working people
By FATHER GERRY KLEBA
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 was highlighted on NPR’s Saturday Morning News on Super Bowl weekend. The perspective of...
OPINION: Approaching the New Year with a spirit of faith as...
By PASTOR AUDREY 'GAIL' EMANUEL
With the New Year starting, research confirms that many workers are facing economic uncertainties. The need for reskilling and upskilling...
OPINION: United, anything is possible
By Fr. JEFF KNIGHT
Did Halloween bring ghosts and goblins to your door? Did you open your door to Freddy Krueger, Darth Vader, or the...
OPINION: Finding the way with love
By REV. ANNETTE JOSEPH
Rector, Holy Cross, Poplar Bluff
and St. Paul’s, Sikeston
One thing stuck out to me as the Presiding Bishop was preaching at the...
OPINION: Thanks to unions for paid vacations
By REV. RUDY PULIDO
Pastor, Central Grove/Smith Creek UMC
In the next few weeks the question most will ask or be asked is, “Where you going...
OPINION – In praise of parents, and other nurturers, who labor...
By KEITH MORGAN
Pastor, Country Club UMC, Kansas City
With the month of May comes Mother’s Day and then in June comes Father’s Day. Being a...