Apparently, they want better protection \u201cfrom workplace violence and harassment\u201d; things like little old ladies hitting them with their handbags.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n A group of United Church ministers in Ontario has joined Canada’s largest private-sector union.<\/p>\n Clergy have launched Unifaith, a community chapter of Unifor, which has more than 300,000 members.<\/p>\n “A large number of colleagues are aware of issues of workplace bullying, isolation and desolation for those serving in their vocation. This has been an ongoing concern for us for many years now,” said Rev. Jim Evans, Unifaith’s interim president. “We\u2019ve looked at various ways to address what could happen in terms of advocacy and professional development for those who are indeed in desperate circumstances.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Just as my hopes were raised by the risible prospect of placard wielding clergy manning \u2013 sorry, womanning – picket lines to keep worshippers out of churches they have long since abandoned, they were dashed by this:<\/p>\n Evans said there is no chance of a strike at any time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apparently, they want better protection \u201cfrom workplace violence and harassment\u201d; things like little old ladies hitting them with their handbags. From here: A group of United Church ministers in Ontario has joined Canada’s largest private-sector union. Clergy have launched Unifaith, … Continue reading