Maresha Mead is a Christian feminist who teaches high school English in Northern Virginia.
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For the Women Marching
01-19-2018
Thousands of women gathered at the National Mall in 2017. Image via JP Keenan/Sojourners.
I marched because I serve a Master whose yoke is easy, whose burden is light. Labor rights are essential to the health and well-being of the country, both economically and spiritually. The decline of the middle class is a result of the decline of union membership and influence. Appointing as Secretary of Labor a CEO who opposes overtime pay and increasing the minimum wage is an attack on working people.