Suggested Hymns:
Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel (Hymns 252)
As I Have Loved You (Hymns 308)

Activity:
As a family, watch a film about the struggle for worker justice, past or present. Depending on what would be appropriate for your family, you might choose one of the films listed below.

Family Musical Newsies  (1992) - PG Documentaries Harlan County USA  (1976) - PG American Dream  (1990) - NR At the River I Stand  (1993) - NR The Big One  (1997) - PG13

Dramas Grapes of Wrath  (1940) - NR How Green Was My Valley  (1941) - NR Salt of the Earth  (1954) - NR The Organizer  (Italian, 1963) - NR Norma Rae  (1979) - PG Matewan  (1983) - PG13 Human Resources (French, 1999) - NR

Discuss:
What have we learned from this film about workers' struggles for justice and a better life?
How does the struggle for worker justice continue today?

Read:
Mosiah 18:8-9
Moses 7:18

Discuss:
What does the word solidarity means?
How do the scriptures we just read relate to the concept of solidarity?
How can our family show that we stand in solidarity with struggling workers?

Pray:
During the closing prayer, give thanks for the hard-won gains of workers in the past. Pray for better, safer working conditions and a higher standard of living for struggling workers and their families. You might resolve to make regular mention of worker justice in your family prayers.

The list of labor-related films was compiled from a longer list available at www.laborheritage.org