A look at Catholic principles on social justice and the dignity of human labor
Catholic principles of social justice are as old as the Church itself.
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Catholic principles of social justice are as old as the Church itself.
Catholic social teaching is clear on the best tool to promote a just wage: organized labor.
Scripture says "the laborer deserves his wages" (1 Tm 5:18) -- but online food order titans DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats have recently sued New York City in a legal bid to block a new requirement that raises the minimum wage of their delivery workers to almost $18 per hour.
Hotel workers in SoCal walked off the job July 2, asking for higher wages, affordable family health care, a retirement pension, and manageable workloads.
If the dignity of workers is ignored, then work easily becomes undignified exploitation; when this happens, we must speak up.