Tag: Dignity
Dignity of Work Historically and Today
By Emily Ahern, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow [About the Author] On May 1st, many observed the public holiday May Day, otherwise known as International Workers’ Day. This day is set aside specifically to commemorate working class people and to shed light on the demands made by people involved in the labor movement. Christians have intertwined with this movement, historically and today, and Lutheran teaching shapes our point of view. A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE May 1 was specifically chosen to commemorate the strike which would culminate in the Haymarket Riot, a clash between labor protesters and police on May 4, 1886…