Considered a foundational text of modern Catholic social teaching,
Rerum Novarum recognized the rights of workers to be paid a living wage and to organize almost 50 years before the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act in the United States. The encyclical s anniversary is May 15.
Speakers at the May 12 event, hosted by the Catholic Labor Network hosted, highlighted the continued relevance of
Rerum Novarum by recounting their experiences in labor organizing and critiquing efforts to quell it.
Union busting is endemic to neoliberal global capitalism, said Villanova University professor Gerald Beyer, author of This is a massive failure of the mission of Catholic higher education. It s hypocrisy that flies in the face of Catholic social teaching, and I can tell you from my own personal experience that our students notice it and our students see it, Beyer said.
How to Plan a D.I.Y. Alaska Trip
In a state the size of Texas, California and Montana combined, planning an affordable itinerary can be a challenge, especially with this summer’s lack of cheap cruises.
If you’re looking for mountains and wildlife, Denali National Park is a must for a D.I.Y. Alaska itinerary.Credit.Jocelyn Pride/State of Alaska
By Elaine Glusac
May 12, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
Alaska checks all the boxes for Covid-safe travel, with wide-open spaces for easy social distancing, a sense of true escape and the assurance of traveling domestically.
But this summer like last summer travelers have likely lost one convenient and affordable way to explore Alaska: by large cruise ship. Though legal challenges are underway, the closure of Canadian ports through February 2022 is likely to deprive travelers of cruises that often start around $100 a person a day.
At a Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly meeting many years ago, Len Laurance began by saying that he had many hats. Then he proceeded to don three different hats as he
Posted by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | May 5, 2021
House Bill 63 passed the Alaska House of Representatives 37-0 on Wednesday with no objections from the floor. The governor, however, believes it violates the separation of powers clause in the Alaska Constitution. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
House Bill 63 would create an Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board that would be tasked with crafting both short- and long-term planning for the fleet. And the state Department of Transportation would be bound to incorporate its direction into daily operations.
The Alaska Marine Highway System has been struggling with deep funding cuts, an aging fleet and steep declines in ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Credit Hope McKenney/KUCB
This summer is shaping up to be another quiet tourism season in Unalaska. While public health mandates and regulations loosen, things like reduced ferry service to the island, ongoing regulatory battles keeping large cruise ships out of port and lingering fears about the risks of COVID-19 will likely mean Unalaska s shores will remain mostly void of visitors for the second year in a row.
The ferry M/V Tustumena is scheduled for just five sailings to Unalaska, rather than its twice-monthly service that was the norm through 2019. And while Carlin Enlow, executive director of the Unalaska Visitors Bureau (UVB), said the island was expecting roughly 18 cruise ships this summer, the community will likely only see about four or five vessels.