Union leaders have forgotten the religious roots of organized labor in this country. Terence Vincent Powderly, who led the Knights’ outreach across the nation, was a devout Catholic influenced by his Baptist lay preacher predecessor, Uriah Stephens. Powderly, a nonsmoking … Continue reading (RNS) Adon Taft–Labor Day and the unions’ forgotten religious roots
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(RNS) Adon Taft–Labor Day and the unions’ forgotten religious roots
Union leaders have forgotten the religious roots of organized labor in this country. Terence Vincent Powderly, who led the Knights’ outreach across the nation, was a devout Catholic influenced by his Baptist lay preacher predecessor, Uriah Stephens. Powderly, a nonsmoking … Continue reading (RNS) Adon Taft–Labor Day and the unions’ forgotten religious roots