article_snippet.sent: America's major fast-food chains, retailers and department stores use "just-in-time" scheduling to maximize profit, which in turn creates unstable and stressful work environments for low-wage workers.
article_snippet.sent: Not surprisingly, such haphazard scheduling wreaks havoc with low-wage workers.
article_snippet.sent: Hourly low-income workers endure significantly greater fluctuations in Hourly low-income workers hours and less predictability in how much Hourly low-income workers earn than full-time employees.  
article_snippet.sent: Many don't even know Hourly low-income workers weekly schedules until the last moment.
article_snippet.sent: Child care is the primary casualty of just-in-time scheduling.
article_snippet.sent: Because of erratic shifts, child care centers often can't accommodate a working mother's schedule.
article_snippet.sent: Unions, for example, have provided little protection against just-in-time scheduling because of Unions nascent role in the service economy.
article_snippet.sent: Conversely, just-in-time scheduling increases worker turnover and hurts worker satisfaction.
highlights_snippet.sent: Vijay Das says erratic work schedules tied to customer traffic wreaks havoc with low-wage workers' lives.