Waging a living
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Waging a living
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The work Waging a living represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Colby College Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- Waging a living
- Statement of responsibility
- a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced and directed by Roger Weisberg
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Biographies
- Case studies
- Case studies
- Documentary films
- Documentary films
- Families -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Families -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Labor policy -- United States
- Labor policy -- United States
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009
- Video recordings
- Video recordings
- Wages -- United States
- Wages -- United States
- Wages -- Women -- United States
- Wages -- Women -- United States
- Women employees -- United States -- Biography
- Women employees -- United States -- Biography
- Work ethic -- United States
- Work ethic -- United States
- Working poor -- United States
- Working poor -- United States
- Working poor -- United States -- Case studies
- Working poor -- United States -- Case studies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- More than 30 million Americans are stuck in jobs that pay less than the federal poverty level for a family of four. Shot over a 3 year period, this documentary chronicles the day-to-day struggles of four low-wage earners to support their families. Jean Reynolds (nursing assistant) and Mary Venittelli (waitress) of New Jersey, Jerry Longoria (security guard) of San Francisco, and Barbara Brooks (student and single mother) of Freeport, N.Y. relate their dreams, frustrations, and accomplishments
- Cataloging source
- CUY
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Editors, Sandra Christie, Lewis Erskine, Christopher White ; music, Richard Fiocca
- Runtime
- 85
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
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