“God may or may not be on the side of unions, but a Catholic scholars group says that being on the other side, that is being against unions, is a "grave violation" of the church's social doctrine. Opposing unions is, in fact, a mortal sin. And should be.
Anti-union actions violate both the letter and spirit of Catholic social doctrine, declared the Massachusetts- based Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice in a document distributed recently by the Catholic News Service.
Specifically, say the scholars, it violates church doctrine to try to block union organizing campaigns, stall in union contract talks, unilaterally roll back wages and benefits and violate existing labor contracts and other labor-management agreements.
Those tactics are far too common among the tactics used against unions by far too many employers, including many who are Catholic and presumably follow church teachings. That's not to mention the lay employers who operate Catholic hospitals and other facilities for the church and…”
http://www.sfbg.com/bruce/2010/06/21/gods-not-side-union-busters
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