Catholicism and Labor
The following article appeared in NEPArtisan, November 14, 2009:
Catholicism and Labor
The Catholic Church, in its principled glory, has spent a lot of time for nearly the past two years denigrating and dismantling the teacher’s union. Michael Milz, the union president, was one of its victims.
It’s only logical for an employer to want to terminate an employee that threatens its agenda, but the dispicable thing that’s been going on here is that basic rights to representation in the workplace have been denied. Unions represent a necessary facet of the civilized world and it’s stunning to me that an institution that purportedly seeks social justice would be so unjust here.
Was Milz laid off because of his activities? Probably. But in the verdict absolving the church of wrongdoing, they get to walk away feeling sinless in the eyes of the court.
Being able to hide behind “discretion” due to that off-limits word “religion” doesn’t hide the obvious truth that the local Catholic Church has been anti-labor, anti-worker, and against the natural rights afforded to us by both civil law and what they should recognize as spiritual law.
I am not a fan of special status given to any instituion, non-profit, religious, or whatever, that takes advantage of that status to promote such an agenda. Yeah, that means you, anti-gay Boy Scouts and Salvation Army. Doing some good does not excuse discrimination in any way.
Amen.
Catholicism and Labor
The Catholic Church, in its principled glory, has spent a lot of time for nearly the past two years denigrating and dismantling the teacher’s union. Michael Milz, the union president, was one of its victims.
It’s only logical for an employer to want to terminate an employee that threatens its agenda, but the dispicable thing that’s been going on here is that basic rights to representation in the workplace have been denied. Unions represent a necessary facet of the civilized world and it’s stunning to me that an institution that purportedly seeks social justice would be so unjust here.
Was Milz laid off because of his activities? Probably. But in the verdict absolving the church of wrongdoing, they get to walk away feeling sinless in the eyes of the court.
Being able to hide behind “discretion” due to that off-limits word “religion” doesn’t hide the obvious truth that the local Catholic Church has been anti-labor, anti-worker, and against the natural rights afforded to us by both civil law and what they should recognize as spiritual law.
I am not a fan of special status given to any instituion, non-profit, religious, or whatever, that takes advantage of that status to promote such an agenda. Yeah, that means you, anti-gay Boy Scouts and Salvation Army. Doing some good does not excuse discrimination in any way.
Amen.
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