Contact The Catholic Labor Network E-Mail List   The Catholic Labor Network is dependent on interested persons sharing their activities struggles, victories and prayers with other like minded men and women of faith. We strongly invite all those who visit this page, and who share  a common interest in issues effecting the Catholic Church and the Labor Movement to subscribe.  Occasionally, notices will be sent when this page is updated.  When important events happen, we will pass on the information through the e-mail list, and most of all, the e-mail list is a means by which we can pray and support each other. Catholic Labor Network Gathering (Part of the USCCB Catholic Social Ministry Gathering) Saturday February 11, 2012 8:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. Washington Marriott Wardman Park 2660 Woodley Road NW Washington, District Of Columbia 20008 Phone:  1-202-328-2000 Fax: 1-202-234-0015 2012 USCCB Social Ministry Gathering Home Page Registration Instructions for CLN Gathering USCCB Social Ministry Gathering Registration Page Hotel Registration

2011 Catholic Labor Network Gathering  Saturday February 11, 2012 Washington Marriott Wardman Park 2660 Woodley Road NW Washington, District Of Columbia 20008 Phone:  1-202-328-2000           Fax: 1-202-234-0015 Photo Tour of Hotel Registration Instructions for CLN Gathering REGISTER NOW! Hotel Registration Schedule Dear friends, For more than a decade, the Catholic Labor Network has brought together labor activists passionate about their Catholic faith with clerical and lay Catholic activists seeking toexplore Catholic social teaching and its implications for worker justice. More recently they have affiliated with the World Movement of Christian Workers, to become the American representative. The WMCW is a pontifical association of the Christian faithful focused on the concerns of workers. I am pleased to report that the Catholic Labor Network’s annual meeting in conjunction with the Social Ministry Gathering of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will be held Saturday, February 11, 2012, from 9am to 3:30pm. The theme will be “Church and Labor in the Great Recession.”Tom Mulloy from the USCCB Office of Justice, Peace and Human Development, who will review public policy issues of 2011 like collective bargaining, the budget, and unemployment insurance, from the Bishops’ perspective Randy Keesler, from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), will discuss grassroots worker justice efforts supported by CCHD John Patrick, Secretary Treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO, the struggle that he has been engaged in muting the assault on public workers.  Phil Tabbita of the American Postal Workers Union will reflect on last year’s blistering attacks on public employees and public services from the perspective of a Catholic labor leader Rick Schmidt, President of Teamsters 344 in Milwaukee, will speak about 2011 collective bargaining fight in Wisconsin  Joseph McCartin, Georgetown University History Professor, will discuss his new book Collision Course (Oxford 2011), about the 1981 air traffic controllers’ strike, and what it means for labor today Rita Schwarz, President of the National Association of Catholic School Teachers (NACST), will discuss the Catholic schoolteachers strike in Philadelphia, and the agreement that resolved it  Clayton Sinyai, director of the Catholic Employer Project, will share the results of a year of tracking the labor relations practices of Catholic institutions. <><>Please join us! Register online today, following these instructions. If you would like more information you can contact us at: Fr. Sinclair Oubre, J.C.L.  -  CLN Spiritual Moderator Clayton Sinyai - CLN Treasurer Tiffany Heath - CLN President Tim Beaty - CLN Vice President   Papal Social Encyclicals     Other Catholic Social Teachings General Articles of Interest   Catholic Worker Connection Labor Priests  Home Page Contact Us