The right to form unions is firmly rooted in Catholic social teaching — with even their historical antecedents confirmed. However, there are conditions.
Dignity of Work Articles
Work Ethic and Catholic Social Teaching
“We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)
Quotes about Hard Work from the Church
“We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)
Rerum Novarum was groundbreaking in addressing the struggles of the working class and societal challenges during the Industrial Revolution.
The right to form unions is firmly rooted in Catholic social teaching — with even their historical antecedents confirmed. However, there are conditions.
“We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)
"We were created with a vocation to work." (Pope Francis, 128)
The interest of Catholic social teaching is not on the Great Resignation itself, but on the conditions of work, the expectations of employers and employees, and other issues of work.
Each year in celebrating the feast of St. Joseph the Worker we remember: “We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)
