Labor/Economic Justice

(OSV News) — The Trump administration has collided with a legal roadblock in its quest to limit the collective bargaining rights of almost 160,000 federal government employees belonging to the National …

(OSV News) — They’re stunningly attractive. Almost impossibly glamorous. The latest looks they parade on the runway can swiftly launch international clothing trends. Yet New York’s fashion models — as …

(OSV News) — After e-commerce giant Amazon ignored a deadline for a labor agreement set by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters labor union, workers at seven U.S. Amazon facilities walked off …

It’s been the week of Mary here at OSV News — not only was the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this week, but our coverage also included: You can read …

(OSV News) — As 2023’s “hot labor summer” grabbed blazing headlines of repeated union victories, mainstream media attention was only intermittently focused on one of the strongest traditional defenders of …

(OSV News) — Labor Day marks a time to “recommit ourselves to building together a society that honors the human dignity of all who labor,” said two Catholic bishops in …

(OSV News) — At the height of COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic dioceses across America faced a struggle to keep employees on the payroll at shuttered offices and schools. With empty churches …

Much of the western world celebrates work and workers on May 1, either as the secular International Workers’ Day or the Catholic Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. In the …

(OSV News) — As Americans are heating up the backyard barbecue for celebratory Labor Day cookouts Sept. 4, news headlines daily shout about the cooling down of the U.S. job …

SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — Church activists in the Amazon are worried about the Brazilian government’s plan to exploit oil in a marine area close to the mouth of the …