| WETA ACTION SERIES: Labor Shortage | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 11291 |
| Catalog #: | 491530 | |
| Clip Number: | 491530-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 61-7059 | |
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| Year Shot: | 1990 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Unemployment | |
| Description: | WETA "ACTION SERIES: LABOR SHORTAGE" IN 20.00.00-WETA credit/funding credits/opening animation/titles 20.00.42-Host introduces discussion of the LABOR SHORTAGE in Washington, DC [Although I would bet dollars to donuts that if you asked around in Southeast, most people would say the problem is a JOB shortage not a labor shortage]. Shots of "HELP WANTED" signs and franchise signs of various FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS . Shots of Fast Food drive-thru windows. 20.02.00-Discussion of the "labor shortage", more accurately a growth of unattractive jobs in SERVICE SECTOR and geographic dislocation between UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE in cities and AVAILABLE JOBS in developing suburban areas. Discussion of getting youth ready for the job market and the need to present jobs to kids that are more than dead-end jobs. 20.07.06-Shots of people in a Marriott hotel in Washington, manager discusses problems in filling LABOR NEEDS in the hotel and what he did to fix it. Shots of people working in RESTAURANT KITCHENS and LAUNDRY PLANT. Shots of "HELP WANTED" SIGNS in business windows. 20.10.46-Discussion of local Washington, D.C. labor market. Discussion of the problems of getting INNER CITY PEOPLE into new jobs, companies' preferences to hire in the suburbs, and the role of LABOR UNIONS in JOB DEVELOPMENT. Discussion of problems of low-wage work, particularly for women who need childcare to enter the labor market. Additional problem-people who move from AFDC to the minimum wage job market lose MEDICAID and thus have no HEALTHCARE. Discussion of YOUTH EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAMS in local school systems. 20.29.00-Employers are challenged to provide some benefits to entry-level employees who want to enter the job market. Discussion of how to overcome racial discrimination and language barriers in getting people into job markets. 20.56.06-Closing credits/WETA credit/funding credits/ | |
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