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Title:

A Day's work, a day's pay [videorecording] / New Day Films ; Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; Mint Leaf Productions ; in association with the Independent Television Service ; a film by Kathy Leichter, Jonathan Skurnik.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

New Day Films,

Copyright Date:

c2001

Description:

1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Public welfare--New York.--New York.
Welfare recipients--Employment--New York.--New York.
Welfare recipients--Law and legislation--Law and legislation--New York.--New York.
Welfare rights movement--New York.--New York.
Documentary films.

Other Authors:

Leichter, Kathy.
Skurnik, Jonathan.
Tunie, Tamara.
New Day Films.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Mint Leaf Productions.
Independent Television Service.

Notes:

Narrator, Tamara Tunie.

Summary:

"[F]ollows three welfare recipients in New York City from 1997 to 2000 as they participate in the largest welfare-to-work program in the nation. When forced to work at city jobs for well below the prevailing wage and deprived of the chance to go to school, these individuals decide to fight back, demanding programs that will help them get off welfare and into real jobs." - Container.

ISBN:

9781574480801
1574480804

OCLC:

(OCoLC)75418017

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)