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'Workfare slavery's got to go'
Chanting "Workfare slavery's got to go" and "A real job with
real pay," more than 100 workfare workers and supporters
rallied in New York City's Union Square Aug. 22 to mark the
sixth anniversary of the "welfare reform law" signed by
President Bill Clinton. Speakers said the repeal of welfare
rights had hurt many adults and children, and that New York's
Work Experience Program amounted to "slavery in the 2000s."
Protesters vowed to keep fighting against the Bush
administration's plan, in collusion with leading Democrats and
Republicans in Congress, to further tighten work requirements
for single parents and eliminate education and training
programs. Congress is scheduled to vote on the measure in
September.
The action was sponsored by Community Voices Heard.
--Anne Pruden
Reprinted from the Sept. 5, 2002, issue of
Workers World newspaper
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