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Its strongest characteristic was its "methodical, systematic nature of conduct." The Ark pointed to God's greatness, and pointed the faithful Jew to God. The right to organize implies the right to hold and wield power, which in turn implies responsibility for the manner in which this power is exercised." (Resolution on the Church and Labor, Disciples of Christ, 1938) “The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) over the years has supported the right of all workers, including farm workers, to organize the union of their choice for the purpose of collective bargaining with employers…” More at http://www.discipleshomemissions.org/PDF/PublicWitness/Resolutions/7555.pdf (Resolution concerning support of Farmworkers, 2007) “For more than 20 years the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) gave active support to farm workers in their struggle for social justice by participating with the National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM)…” More at: http://www.djan.net/resolutions/farm-workers2001.pdf “The members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) support national movements toward the passage of legislation that guarantees workers sufficient wages to supply adequate food, clothing, shelter, and health care for themselves and their families.” More at: http://www.djan.net/resolutions/living_wage.pdf (Resolution concerning the living wage, 2005) “Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 76th General Convention of the Episcopal Church urge the Congress of the United States to pass, and the President to sign into law, labor law reform legislation designed to better protect employees seeking to engage in collective bargaining, to simplify and streamline the procedures by which employees may choose to organize, and to assist employers and employees in reaching agreement.” More at: http://gc2009.org/ViewLegislation/view_leg_detail.aspx?id=1006&type=final (76th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, 2009) “The 75th General Convention reaffirms the right of workers in the United States to organize and form unions as a means to securing adequate wages, benefits, and safety conditions and encourage all levels of the church to be informed about, and act accordingly, when rights of workers to associate is being jeopardized…” More at: http://gc2006.org/legislation/view_leg_detail.aspx?id=171&type=ORIGINAL "We reaffirm the right and desirability of workers in the United States to organize and form unions...we decry the growing wage of anti-unionism mounting in the nation to day which asks people to forget the struggles that led to this form of negotiation as a just way to settle differences.