- UUJEC Statement on Solidarity with Unions
We feel that the only way to balance plutocrats power is wide spread unions. See our statement and an offer to be a resource for Labor Sunday, September 4, 2022
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/UUJEC%20Labor%20S...
- Stop Medicare Privatization!
There's so much money in healthcare that Wall Street and the plutocracy are trying to find ways to capture this business. It must be stopped--it costs the Medicare fund more money and they give cheaper care.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/Medicare%20for%20...
- UUJEC at General Assembly 2022
UUJEC has workshops, a poster in the fair, a booth and more. See what else UUJEC is preparing for in Portland and online!
https://uujec.org/generalAssembly
- Everyone Welcome! Chat with UUJEC board members
Informal meeting for folks interested in issues of economic justice, old friends and new. Let’s talk about reparations, Medicare for All, unions, mutual aid, consumerism, or whatever is on your mind. The UUJEC works to overcome racism, economic injustice, and other forms of oppression by its support for religious, community, and worker organizations that are democratic and accountable, and that affirm human rights and dignity.
https://uujec.org/generalAssembly
- Poor People's March
The UUJEC board has voted unanimously to endorse the Poor People's March on Washington on Saturday, June 18.
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18/
- Reparations!
See what California's Reparations Task Force has to say about the need for Reparations in 2022! This four page report makes it very clear that after 150 years of intentionally trying to relegate people of color to the trash bin, it's time to do something about it.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/California%20Repa...
- Summer 2022 News & Views
Check out UUJEC's work for UUA General Assembly--we've been busy!
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/News%20Views22Sum...
- Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security
Noam Chomsky's Speech to the 2022 World Social Forum - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYDkmZAbTx0&t...
- UUA Mayday statement in support of unionizing
Here is a statement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), honoring the dignity of workers and in support of the labor movement:
The UUA unequivocally sides with the inspiring labor resurgence happening in workplaces across the country.
As Unitarian Universalists, we have long believed that challenging inequity locally and globally for workers is a moral imperative.
https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/...
- Free Legal Help at FormsPal
Here are resources to help navigate the legal ins and outs of everyday living. Learn more about how their works supports minorities.
https://formspal.com/minorities-support/
- AFL-CIO President's Thank You Letter to Rev Susan Frederick Gray.
A gracious letter thanking UUs for our support of the PRO Act, giving power to labor to balance the monstrous power of wealth.
https://uujec.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=X...
- Veterans target US Military's Outsized Impact on Climate Change
Article by UUJEC Board Member Cindy Piester: With no mention of military emissions at COP26, a coalition is mobilizing to force the Pentagon to disclose and reduce its enormous carbon footprint.
https://peaceandplanetnews.org/military-clima...
- An argument for degrowth.
Through the Eye of a Needle: An
Eco-Heterodox Perspective on the
Renewable Energy Transition.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/Case%20for%20degr...
- The PRO Act
The enormous impact of eroded collective bargaining on wages
https://www.epi.org/publication/eroded-collec...
- How does the US compare?
Access and quality of health care varies greatly by country, but most countries offer some healthcare--the exceptions are mostly SE Asia, Central Africa, a few random other countries and the United States of America.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-ran...
- Information and Action on Medicare for All
It's about time our country joined less wealthy countries in providing comprehensive healthcare for our citizens. Medical care is the number on reason Americans go bankrupt and a lot of people die trying to navigate the system.
https://pnhp.org/the-medicare-for-all-act-of-...
- The PRO Act Explained
Why workers need the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
How the PRO Act solves the problems in current law that thwart workers seeking union representation.
https://www.epi.org/publication/why-workers-n...
- PRO Act Action: Call Your Senator
Take Action! This link will connect you to your Senator's office. A nice young person will answer the phone (even if they're not receptive to your message). Tell them extreme inequality is immoral and unions are the best vehicle to right this injustice.
In order of effectiveness, when you want to advocate: 1) a personal visit, 2) .a handwritten letter, 3) a phone call 4) a prewritten email, 5) a petition
https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/pro-...
- UU Rev Robert Murphy writes about Religious Socialism
The roots of ecosocialist thinking go back to several places. History has many examples of worker and peasant uprisings. The Book of Exodus still inspires much of liberation theology. As the story goes, the government of Egypt collapsed after a series of plagues. Read the article and join Rev. Murphy and UUJEC's GA workshop on demand: Religion and Socialism.
https://www.religioussocialism.org/religious_...
- We can afford the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is more relevant than ever--especially with COVID-19 and the accompanying economic meltdown.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observat...
- How do you reach UUs when disaster hits?
UUs and Disaster: what we do and contact information to donate or find help.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/UUs%20and%20Disas...