Sheen targets fellow Catholics in pro-EFCA radio spots
"Actor Martin Sheen has cut a radio ad for religious radio stations targeting centrist lawmakers to support the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).Sheen recorded an ad for the group Catholics for Working Families, which will air on religious radio stations targeting Sens. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), Mary Landrieu (D-Ark.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.)...
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The Hill's Blog - May 27, 2009
Posted Tue, 05/26/2009 - 21:00AFL-CIO Blog - May 4, 2009
Posted Mon, 05/04/2009 - 10:28In Radio Ad, Sheen Asks Senators to Support Employee Free Choice Act
"Going from TV president to real-life activist, “The West Wing” actor Martin Sheen is taking to the airwaves in a new radio ad in support of the Employee Free Choice Act and workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain..."
AFL-CIO Blog - March 5, 2009
Posted Wed, 03/04/2009 - 22:00The Grassroots Fight for Employee Free Choice
"A coalition of Catholic organizations has launched Catholics for Working Families, a new campaign to engage the Catholic community to protect the freedom to form unions and bargain. Inspired by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose statements have consistently supported the freedom to form unions and bargain, some of America’s most active Catholic organizations have launched a website and a petition in support of the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act..."
SEIU Blog - May 27, 2009
Posted Tue, 05/26/2009 - 21:00President Bartlett Pledges to Pass The Employee Free Choice Act
"You may have heard of President Obama's support for the Employee Free Choice Act, but today, Catholics for Working Families is launching an ad with another president's endorsement: President Bartlett (or, as he's known in the real world, Martin Sheen)..."
Post-Gazette.com Early Returns Blog - May 27, 2009
Posted Tue, 05/26/2009 - 21:00Catholic actor heat on Specter
"The Democratic left went after Specter. Then Philadelphia rabbis hit him on card-check. Now commercials are going up on religious radio stations statewide, sponsored by a Catholic labor org, also pushing him to approve the Employee Free Choice Act legislation..."
Huliq News - March 10, 2009
Posted Mon, 03/09/2009 - 21:00Catholic Effort Pushes For Employee Free Choice Act
"Catholics United today unveiled a "Catholics for Working Families" campaign to help pass the Employee Free Choice Act, a law designed to protect workers who want to form a union from employer retribution. The initiative, launched with support from Pax Christi USA and Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice, includes a Web site (www.catholicsforworkingfamilies.org) that presents facts about the legislation, explains the place of workers' rights in the Catholic social tradition, and provides opportunities for grassroots supporters to engage elected officials and the general public. Catholics United also plans to launch a radio and print advertising campaign in key states to rally Catholic support behind the Employee Free Choice Act..."
Politico Shenanigans Blog - May 27, 2009
Posted Tue, 05/26/2009 - 21:00Martin Sheen has his eyes on Specter
"New Dem Sen. Arlen Specter has been a Democrat for 2.5 seconds and already Martin Sheen has his sights set on him. The man best known to we D.C. types as President Bartlet in "The West Wing" has voiced a radio ad for Catholics for Working Families airing in Pennsylvania asking Specter to support the Employee Free Choice Act..."
AmericanCatholic.org - May 14, 2009
Posted Wed, 05/13/2009 - 21:00Religious figures join in push to pass Employee Free Choice Act
"The Catholic Church teaches that unions are indispensable for "a just social order," said Manhattan College religious studies professor Joseph Fahey, but "we won't have a just social order unless we have labor associations that contribute." Fahey feels labor associations can make greater contributions if Congress passes the Employee Free Choice Act..."
Beliefnet News - July 8, 2009
Posted Thu, 07/09/2009 - 06:53Democrats, Progressives Find Unlikely Ally in Benedict XVI
"The ink had barely dried on the pope's newest encyclical when the group Catholics for Working Families used the document to push for the pro-union Employee Free Choice Act..."
Delaware Online - July 19, 2009
Posted Mon, 07/20/2009 - 07:53Letter to the Editor:
As a Catholic, I was heartened by the release last week of Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Hope”).