The Catholic Weekly 19 July 2020

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Founded in 2014, the company purports itself to be “the fastest-grow- ing meat alternative in conventional stores.” Its website describes the company as revolution- ary, socially conscious and most of all - “No Evil.” But workers say the company are union-busters. Employees recently sought to unionise the company’s North Carolina plant, backed by the Unit- ed Food and Commercial Workers International Un- ion, but the founders of the company pressured em- ployees to vote no in the union election. The vote for a union was quashed 43 votes to 15 with alleged retaliatory dismissals. “People are afraid,” says Meagan Sullivan, who quit her job this week. “The owners of this company are faking pro- gressive values harder than they are faking meat,” said another ex-employee. CHA lauds aged package ¾ ¾ Marilyn Rodrigues CATHOLIC HEALTH Aus- tralia has welcomed the re- lease of more than 6000 home care packages for older Aus- tralians but urged the Federal Government to increase the pace so those needing care and support do not miss out. Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the $326 million package on 8 July that will support 6100 older people who want to live in- dependently at home rather than move to an aged-care facility. “This is about ensuring that Australians, as they age, have greater choices, that families have greater choices,” he said. The Federal Government will also extend the aged care royal commission with a re- port now due on 26 February instead of 12 November. In-home aged care had previously been extended by 50,000 places in May 2018 after an interim report by the commission. CHAmembers are the larg- est non-government provid- ers of residential aged care in Australia. Its chief executive Pat Gar- cia said the 104,000-person waitlist for home care packag- es still remains unacceptably high, a point highlighted by the interim report. He said all eyes would be on the May 2021 Budget as the aged care system is in “desperate need of reform and proper funding”. “It needs an overarching plan that offers stability to the sys- tem,” he said. “It is critical that the Government takes the op- portunity presented by the Royal Commission to pres- ent a resourced program for systemic reform of aged care services so that all older Aus- tralians have timely access to quality aged care and sup- port services of their choice.” PAT GARCIA P18 BENDIGO-BASED PRIEST Father Rob Galea prefers to be out of the spotlight, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made that harder than ever. The founder of FRG Min- istry, Fr Galea has been en- gaging with more parishion- ers from more places online since the pandemic gripped the world. “We have had an online presence for six years and it’s really increased in the past two years, but since March, interest has spiked ten-fold,” Fr Galea said. COVID-19 has forced peo- ple to recalibrate and seek a faith-based outlet, according to Fr Galea. “People want to ¾ ¾ Nicholas Nakos Ministry surges ten-fold Lockdown sees priest’s online presence break all previous records Father Rob Galea: interest in the Bendigo priest’s online ministry has gone through the roof during the Covid lockdown, including from overseas. PHOTO: COURTESY THE BENDIGO ADVERTISER stay connected with their communities, not only with God, but they want to be seen and heard,” he said. “Every Sunday, our live mass attracts 10,000 people who comment and share a connection with each oth- er.” Worshippers from Tan- zania to Iraq have flocked in increasing numbers to FRG Ministry’s digital offering. Fr Galea said this new age way of bringing faith to people’s lives hasn’t always been well received. “At the outset, there was a lot less support for what I was doing than there is now,” he said. “People used to criticise me because I was online, People want to stay connect- ed with their communities ... Every Sunday, our live mass attracts 10,000 people who comment and share ... with each other. Fr Rob Galea