What works for workers? :  public policies and innovative strategies for low-wage workers / 
Stephanie Luce, Jennifer Luff, Joseph A. McCartin, Ruth Milkman, editors. 
 - New York :  Russell Sage Foundation,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> An economy that works for workers /  What can labor organizations do for U.S. workers when unions can't do what unions used to do? /  Connecting the disconnected : improving education and employment outcomes among disadvantaged youth /  Mending the fissured workplace /  Holding the line on workplace standards : what works for immigrant workers (and what doesn't)? /  Career ladders in the low-wage labor market /  Employment subsidies to firms and workers : key distinctions between the effects of the work opportunity tax credit and the earned income tax credit /  Living wages, minimum wages, and low-wage workers /  Improving low-income workers' access to unemployment insurance /  Can the Affordable Care Act reverse three decades of declining health insurance coverage for low-wage workers? /  Low-wage workers and paid family leave : the California experience /  Alice O'Connor --  Richard B. Freeman --  Peter B. Edelman and Harry J. Holzer --  David Weil --  Jennifer Gordon --  Paul Osterman --  Sarah Hamersma --  Stephanie Luce --  Jeffrey B. Wenger --  John Schmitt --  Ruth Milkman and Eileen Appelbaum. 
<br/><br/> The majority of new jobs created in the United States today are low-wage jobs, and a fourth of the labor force earns no more than poverty-level wages. Policymakers and citizens alike agree that declining real wages and constrained spending among such a large segment of workers imperil economic prosperity and living standards for all Americans. Although many policies to assist low-wage workers have been proposed, there is little agreement across the political spectrum about which policies actually reduce poverty and raise income among the working poor. What works for Workers? provides a comprehensive analysis of policy measures designed to address the widening income gap in the United States. With its rigorous analysis of what works and what does not, What works for Workers? points the way toward effective reform. For social scientists, policymakers, and activists grappling with the practical realities of low-wage work, this book provides a valuable guide for narrowing the gap separating rich and poor. -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781610448192 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Labor policy--United States.<br/>Minimum wage--United States.<br/>Working poor--United States.<br/>Unskilled labor--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD8072  / .W438 2014