Labor-Religion Coalition

Now a project of the Kairos Center at Tides

The Labor-Religion Coalition unites faith, labor, and community in a statewide movement for social, racial, and economic justice in New York, grounded in our deeply held moral and democratic values.

Founded in 1980, the Labor-Religion Coalition became a program of the Kairos Center in 2025.

At the Kairos Center, Labor-Religion Coalition continues to organize faith leaders and communities across New York, advocate alongside labor and grassroots partners for pro-worker, anti-poverty policies, and offer programming to equip faith, labor, and other community leaders for movement-building work that centers the needs and voices of the poor.

Labor-Religion Coalition Highlights

Las Posadas Procession in Albany

Faith Letter Sign On To Fully Fund Public Education

Rev. West on Freedom Church!

When People Get Caught Up With That Which Is Right

A Message From Labor Religion Coalition,

We are looking forward to this new chapter, and are confident that it will bring strength to our work, deepen our impact, and help us continue building the movement for social, racial, and economic justice in New York State.

Labor Religion Coalition (LRC) and the Kairos Center have a rich history of close, effective collaboration, from organizing “Moral Mondays” at the state Capitol in 2015 and 2016, to our Truth Commission projects in 2017 and 2022, to helping to anchor the Poor People’s Campaign in New York State since 2017 as well as our recent organizing around the state budget in 2023 and 2024. By joining the Kairos Center, LRC is building on a track record of demonstrated impact and deep alignment at the level of mission, vision, and values. We will also continue to lead movement-building efforts amongst faith and labor communities in New York, while benefiting from the administrative support, national network, and extensive organizing and education experience that Kairos brings to the table.