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Welcome!
Our Mission Statement:
Our vision is to be in partnership to mobilize the religious and labor
communities, and serve as an advocate for the rights of workers and their
families.
Our vision affirms that we are a legitimate religious voice and that
organized labor is vital to the achievement of social and economic justice.
The religious and labor communities share these beliefs:
 | The inherent dignity of every human being. |
| Everyone has the right to be treated with respect, regardless of
creed, age color or ability. |
| Everyone should have the opportunity to have a decent standard of
living. |
To fulfill these beliefs, the Arkansas Interfaith Committee for Worker
Justice seeks the following for all people:
| The right to a job with a liveable wage |
| The right to organize in the workplace. |
| The right to negotiate the terms and conditions of employment |
| The right to work in a safe and healthy, workplace, free from
discrimination. |
| The right to prepare for a secure and healthy future. |
2007 Bishop Andrew J. McDonald Award Recipients
Left:
Andrew Fiser, Student Justice Award Recipient
Center standing:
Brownie Ledbetter, Community at Large Award Recipient
Right:
Dave Minnis, United Auto Workers, Labor Award Recipient
Center seated:
Bishop L.T. Walker, Church of God in Christ, Religious
Award Recipient
Workers Memorial Commemoration
April 17th - Local Commemoration -
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info
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On April
28, the unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers Memorial to remember those
who have suffered and died on the job and to renew the fight for safe
workplaces. The toll of workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths is
enormous. Each year, thousands of workers are killed, and millions more
are injured or diseased because of their jobs.
On
Workers Memorial DAy, we will continue that fight. We will fight to
create good jobs in this country and to guarantee health care for all.
We will fight for freedom of workers to form unions and, through their
unions, to speak out and bargain for safe jobs, respect and a better
future. We will demand that the country fulfill the promise of safe
jobs. For all! |
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