Religious Leaders Speak Out - Join Us Today!

Our sacred writings teach us to protect the dignity of workers, establish justice in the workplace and challenge economic institutions that create suffering, perpetuate poverty or deny equal opportunity for all.

	REV. DR. JAMES LAWSON, Civil Rights Leader The civil rights movement addressed the great American heresy that some people are worth more than others. This false belief, which supported the institution of slavery, now maintains the structures of economic injustice revealed in the burgeoning numbers of working poor families.
	REV. JIM WALLACE, Sojourners The “right to organize” is what is at stake with the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), and it is why the Employee Free Choice Act is fundamentally a moral issue.  It is a way to level the playing field, to give workers a collective voice in the wages, benefits, and conditions of their employment.  It is a way to ensure their basic human dignity.

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CALIFORNIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS ENDORSE

Bishop Dean Nelson
Southwest Synod, Lutheran (ELCA)

Bishop Gabino Zavala
San Gabrial, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Bishop George McKinney
St. Stephen’s, Church of God in Christ, San Diego

Rt. Rev. Jon L. Bruno
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

Bishop Mark Holmerud
Sierra Pacific Synod, Lutheran (ELCA)

Bishop Mary Anne Swenson
California-Pacific, United Methodist Church

Bishop Mary Susan Gast
Northern California-Nevada, United Church of Christ

Bishop Richard Garcia
Diocese of Monterey

Rt. Rev. Bishop Samir Kafity
12th Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, Retired

Bishop Warner H. Brown
California-Nevada, United Methodist Church

Deacon Guy Wauthy
St. Jerome Catholic Church

Fr. Eduardo Samaniego
Holy Spirit Parish, San Jose

Friar Louis Vitale
Franciscan Friars, Pace e Bene, Oakland

Mr. Hussam Ayloush
Council on American-Islamic Relations, Los Angeles

Msgr. Eugene V. Boyle
Human Concerns Commission, Diocese of San Jose

Pastor Delores Korokous
Chula Vista

Pastor L.J. Thomas
Mt. Moriah Christian Church

Pastor Raymond Waespi
Good Shepherd South Asian Ministry, Fremont

Presiding Elder Rev. Norman C. Copeland,
African Methodist Episcopal, Los Angeles

Rabbi Allen Bennet
Northern California Board of Rabbis

Rabbi Arnold Rachlis

Rabbi Jane Litman
Ex Dir, Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, Western Region

Rabbi Jason Van Leeuwen
Los Angeles

Rabbi Leonard Beerman
Founding Rabbi of Leo Baeck Temple

Rabbi Linda Bertenthal
Assoc Dir, Western Region, Union for Reformed Rabbis

Cantor Marcia Tilchin
Congregation B'Nai Israel, Tustin

Rev. Annie C. Watson
African Methodist Episcopal Church, San Diego

Rev. Charles J. Dorsey
True Faith Missionary Baptist Church

Rev. Dale Hudson
Point Loma Nazarene University

Rev. Dale M. Weatherspoon
First United Methodist Church, Redwood City

Rev. David K. Farley
Peace with Justice Committee, United Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. Frank Alton
Immanuel Presbyterian Church

Rev. Dr. Thomas P. Eggebeen
Covenant Presbyterian Church

Rev. Drew Nettinga
Justice Ministry, N California-Nevada, United Church of Christ

Rev. Eric P. Lee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, LA

Rev. Jane Schlager
Dist Supt, Golden Gate District, United Methodist Church

Rev. Jeff R. Johnson
University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley

Rev. John Freesemann
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church, San Jose

Rev. John Greene
St. Paul, United Methodist Church

Rev. Maria Elizabeth Munoz
Trinity Episcopal Church, Holywood

Rev. Martir Vasquez
St. George’s Episcopal Church

Rev. Matthew Colwell
Knox Presbyterian Church

Rev. Peter Laarman
Progressive Christians Uniting

Rev. Scott Fritz
New City Parish Inc.

Rev. Will McGarvey, Peace
Justice & Caring Comm, San Francisco Presbytery

Reverend Leon Woods
North Long Beach Worship Center

Reverend Lewis Logan
Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church

Reverend Steven Neal
SEAM Faith Ministry

Samina F. Sundas
Founder, American Muslim Voice Foundation

Shakeel Syed
Islamic Shura Council of Southern California

The Rev. Canon Henry L. Atkins Jr.
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal

The Rev. Peter H. Rood
Holy Nativity Episcopal Church

Dr. Brad Christerson, Faculty
Biola University, La Mirada

Dr. Roger Heuser, Faculty
Vanguard University, Costa Mesa

Dr. Mark Lau Branson, Faculty
Fuller Theological Seminary

* Organizations listed for identification purposes only