Labor in the Pulpit

Labor and faith organizations have a long history of shared relationships, tied together by our common bonds: social justice, equality, the dignity of all people, racial and economic justice, and fair treatment in the workplace.

That’s why the AFL-CIO’s Labor in the Pulpit, places union leaders as guest speakers in faith congregations so that they can speak about the values of equity, racial and economic justice and the solidarity that labor shares with the faith community.

Our program utilizes the Labor Day holiday as a unique opportunity for religious communities and organized labor to come together in partnership. Each year, in cities across the country, interfaith and ecumenical organizations, local religious leaders, state federations, central labor councils and area labor federations work together to recruit union leaders and congregations to participate as special guest speakers in congregations.