Life, legacy of 'labor priest' Chicago's Msgr. Higgins recalled at AFL-CIO forum

Labor advocates were urged to follow the legacy of Msgr. George Higgins, the foremost "labor priest" of the 20th century, during a May 2 forum celebrating the Chicago priest's efforts on behalf of workers.

U.S. Catholic bishops stand up for unions

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent a strongly worded brief to the Supreme Court that urges justices to reject so-called right-to-work measures that church leaders argue decimate unions, undermine workers’ rights and clash with centuries of Catholic social teaching.

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