*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: 50 years after the Poor People’s Campaign, poverty persists because of a stingy safety net and a dysfunctional labor market Author: Elise Gould https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/ and Jessica Schieder https://www.epi.org/people/jessica-schieder/

*Source: * Economic Policy Institute (EPI)

*Date: *May 24, 2018

*Summary:* As part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Poor People’s Campaign, organizers are shedding light on the challenges faced by those who are most in need. Last week, EPI began our snapshot series https://www.epi.org/research/poor-peoples-campaign/ to help readers understand the challenges surrounding poverty that remain today. We illustrated the progress made in reducing poverty since 1968 https://www.epi.org/publication/poverty-persists-50-years-after-the-poor-peoples-campaign-black-poverty-rates-are-more-than-twice-as-high-as-white-poverty-rates/, particularly among the elderly, and stressed that significant racial disparities remain. Link: http://bit.ly/2GMyDTy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library