This year’s Labor in the Pulpit/Labor on the Bimah was a resounding success! 40 volunteer speakers took Silicon Valley Rising’s message of combating income inequality into more than 60 services across Santa Clara County, reaching more than 10,000 members of the faith community. Hundreds of congregants moved to action, signing our Faithful Contracts in support of Silicon Valley Rising and pledging to get involved in our campaign to build a better, more inclusive economy in Silicon Valley.
This weekend demonstrated that the message of income inequality resonates in all our communities. We all know someone who has face economic hardships; worked at a job without benefits or livable wages; or struggled to cover the high rents in the region and provide for their family. The labor movement lifts up all workers in our communities by raising regional standards in the workplace and in our daily lives; and the faith community has been a powerful ally since we first started fighting for fair working conditions. We use Labor Day weekend as a platform to remember the common values of labor and faith: that all people deserve dignity and respect, in work and in life, and that we share a moral duty to band together and demand better of our employers, our politicians, and ourselves.
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