Waubonsee Community College

Waging a living, by Roger Weisberg and Public Policy Productions, Inc. in association with Thirteen/WNET New York

eng

videorecording

For High School; College; Adult audiences

Waging a living

electronic resource

794307974

by Roger Weisberg and Public Policy Productions, Inc. in association with Thirteen/WNET New York

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More than 30 million Americans, one in four workers, are stuck in jobs that pay less than the federal poverty level for a family of four. Waging a Living chronicles the day-to-day battles of four low-wage earners struggling to make work pay their bills. Shot over a three-year period in the northeast and California, this observational documentary captures the dreams, frustrations and accomplishments of a diverse group of people who strain to live from paycheck to paycheck. By presenting an unvarnished look at the barriers that these workers must overcome to lift their families out of poverty, Waging a Living offers a sobering view of the elusive "American Dream."

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