Every person has the right to a job at a living wage. Where the private sector cannot or does not provide jobs for all who seek and need them, it is the responsibility of government, organized "to provide for the general welfare" (U.S. Constitution), to provide for the for the creation of such jobs.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 22446-CS-73-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference