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The Direct Support Workforce Crisis: Can Unions Help Resolve This?
02/08/2008 | Requests *Summary
This policy paper proposes that the unionization of direct care workers can improve recruitment, retention, and service quality without limiting consumers’ rights and choices. The author explores the historical roots of efforts to address direct support workforce issues, reviews the role of unions in the field in the past, examines emerging support models, and comments on current union efforts.
Author
Taylor Ph.D., Steven J.
Available Files
- Policy Paper PDF (84K, 18 pages)
- Center on Human Policy Website Off-site link
Keywords
Caregiving; Person Centered Planning; Personal Assistant; Recruitment and Retention; Wages and Benefits; Unionization; Direct Support Professional Fairness and Security Act; Olmstead Decision; Americans with Disabilities Act; ADA; Living Assistance Services and Supports Act;
Topic
Consumer/Participant Direction, Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers
Source
Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
05/08/2008
Contact
Stephen Taylor
Center on Human Policy
Syracuse University
staylo01@syr.edu
Center on Human Policy
Syracuse University
staylo01@syr.edu
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