A Topic of Moral Theology
Strikes and the intervention of the State
The works themselves ask 2 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
going on strike · labor unions · unions (ed.)
In the index as Strikes · Hiring-letting · Lock-out · Picketing in strike · State and labour questions · Strike · War · Workers
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. IV, Chapter V. Duties of Masters and Servants, n. 4 — It is sometimes the duty of the State to interpose its authority in order to settle labour questions. As Leo XIII says: ‘‘ If by a strike, or other combination of workmen, there should be imminent danger of disturbance t… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. III, Ch. V, Section II. How Much is to be Restored, n. 2 — In such cases as this each must, of course, make restitution for the harm which he personally and immediately caused. If each one takes his share and makes reparation for that portion of the injustice which he committed,… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § VII, Point II. On the Letting of Work, or on the Contract of Rendering Work, n. 916 — V. Obligations of the locator, or hired person. 1. The hired person is bound faithfully to render his work according to the agreement. 2. With attention paid to natural law, the hired person cannot leave the hirer before… Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. III, Question Two: On Letting a…, Article III: On the Letting of Services, or On the Contract of Labor, nn. 556 & 557 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)
Socialism: Its Theoretical Basis and Practical Application
Cathrein, Socialism, Appendix, Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII On the Condition of Labor (Rerum Novarum), nn. ¶977–¶1048 (72 passages)
On the Morals of To-Day
Chapter IX: Strike Ethics, nn. ¶190, ¶191, ¶192, ¶193, ¶194, ¶195 & ¶196 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Duties of Masters and Servants — Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910) · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Bontempi, Palladium Theologicum V — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)