Welfare, the Working Poor, and Labor
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Welfare, the Working Poor, and Labor

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Welfare, the Working Poor, and Labor

About this book

This volume analyses poverty and welfare reform within a context of low-wage work and the contours of the labour market that welfare recipients are entering. It aims to bring labour into the discussion of welfare reform and creates a bridge between the domains of labour and welfare.

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Index
A
ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), 109, 112–14, 121, 123
Adecco, 97
Affirmative action, 137
AFL-CIO, 82–83, 87, 110, 120, 123
African-American workers, 26, 30–32, 35, 137–38
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), 3, 8, 10–15, 134
as entitlement program, 45
Air traffic controllers union, 5
Alameda Corridor Jobs Coalition, 142
Albelda, Randy, 136
American Enterprise Institute, 9
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 45–49, 55–56, 142
American Staffing Association (ASA), 98
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 84
Antipoverty programs, 119
Antisweatshop campaigns, 10
Arguello-Kline, Goeconda, 143
Ashcroft, John, 156
B
Bernstein, Fran, 45
Bernstein, Jared, 27, 33–34
Bhargava, Deepak, 143
Boushey, Heather, 20, 24, 27, 33–34, 136–38, 149
Bowmer, John, 97
Bravo, Ellen, 137
Brocert, Chaura, 27
Brookings Institution, 135
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 25, 29, 138
Bush, George W., 4, 40, 149, 155
Bush, Jeb, 53
Business interests, 6, 9
Business Roundtable, 5
C
Call centers, 50–51
CalWORKs, 47
Caseload reduction, 15, 40
cash caseload, 15
Caseworkers
AFCD to TANF changes, 45–50, 56
call centers, 50–51
caseload reduction, 15, 40
delivery system changes, 50–54
insufficient training, 48–49
job stress and tension, 49–50
paperwork burden, 48
privatization threat, 51–54
states’ fiscal crises and, 55–56
workload increases, 4...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Tables and Figures
  8. Sources and Credits
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. I. Working Poor and the Contours of Welfare Reform
  12. II. Workers and Workforce Issues
  13. III. Labor and the Struggles over Social Welfare and Work
  14. About the Editor and Contributors
  15. Index

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