The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement in support of the Wisconsin Bishops stand in favor of workers in Wisconsin whose rights to collective bargaining are under assault. The press release is below. SCCB News Release 11-038 February 24, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USCCB Chairman Supports Wisconsin Bishops on the Rights of Workers WASHINGTON (February 24, 2011)—Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, California, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed his “support for and solidarity” with the Wisconsin bishops’ statement on the rights of workers. In a February 23 letter to Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee, Bishop Blaire wrote, “You and our brother bishops in Wisconsin are offering a timely reminder of what the Church teaches on the rights and duties of workers, including the right to form an...
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