Trade unions have a “critical” role to play in establishing peace in society and ensuring prosperity.
That assertion came on Sunday from rector of St Paul’s Anglican Church, Canon Wayne Isaacs, during his sermon at a service to launch Public Workers Week 2012.
Isaacs said justice, righteousness and love must be the foundation on which to build peaceful and prosperous societies and that the unions’ contribution was invaluable.
“As trade unions advocate for workers’ rights, organize activities for their moral and physical development, educate workers about their responsibilities to employers and look after their general welfare, they act as agents of peace,” Isaacs stated.
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