Presbyterian Mission Agency minimum wage Archives

Hawkins to speak out on Moral Monday

Posted April 1st, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Associate Director of Advocacy will speak at an event being held at 3 p.m. (ET) Monday by the Poor People’s Campaign.

Presbyterian Office of Public Witness supports minimum-wage hike

Posted March 16th, 2021

The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness is calling on Congress to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour to help lift low-wage workers out of poverty.

Demanding a just economy

Posted May 27th, 2020

We live in a messed-up world. The strong still dominate the weak. The wealthy do whatever is necessary to protect their wealth. Those in positions of political power, regardless of their party, have been unwilling to support any major movement that would spread wealth — including the provision of adequate health care, affordable housing and education — in ways that are fair to all citizens.

Demanding a just economy

Posted March 23rd, 2020

A call to embrace a just and compassionate economic system that embodies God’s vision of hope for all people.

LA’s Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance helps workers stand up for their rights

Posted December 11th, 2019

From fighting against wage theft to pushing for more affordable housing, the Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance has made its mark by challenging injustice in their southern California enclave since 1992.

Global Food Week of Action is October 9-17

Posted August 29th, 2016

When you go to the local grocery store or purchase a meal at a favorite restaurant how much do you know about how the food is grown, gathered and prepared? What is your church doing to end hunger and poverty in your community or across the globe? These are some of the questions Presbyterians and the public are asked to consider this October during Global Food Week of Action and World Food Day.

Minute for Mission: A Social Creed for the 21st Century

Posted August 23rd, 2016

Do churches care about working people? The Social Creed for the 21st Century says yes. Right after its adoption in 2008, for example, it was invoked to support ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage. So how did the 33 churches in the National Council of Churches reach agreement to update the original Social Creed of 1908? The answer is threefold and gives us hope for ecumenical cooperation to advocate for working people.