CCHD and Catholic Charities Letter to Senators on Minimum Wage

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“On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA, we write to express our concern with the ongoing decent jobs crisis as well as the resulting inequality in our communities and country. We urge you to consider closely any legislation that begins to heal our broken economy by promoting decent work and ensuring fair and just compensation for all workers.”

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: January 8, 2014
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/labor-employment/upload/joint-minimum-wage-letter-2014-01-08.pdf

Jesuit Social Research Institute

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The Jesuit Social Research Institute works to transform the Gulf South through action research, analysis, education, and advocacy on the core issues of poverty, race, and migration. The Institute is a collaboration of Loyola University New Orleans and the Society of Jesus rooted in thefaith that does justice. [2011]

Link: http://www.loyno.edu/jsri/

Inside Jesuit Justice: A Forty Year Journey into the Public Square

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Outlines the Jesuits’ articulations of the mission of faith and justice from the second Vatican Council through General Congregation 35.

Author: Fred Kammer, S.J.
Source: Jesuit Social Research Institute
Link: http://www.loyno.edu/jsri/sites/loyno.edu.jsri/files/JSRI%20Spring%20Quarterly%202014%20Jesuit%20Justice_0.pdf