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 [Construction jobs in Boston] Original Airdate: 5/1/1989 Length: 00:02:52 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go back to main record. Full Description 1:00:01 Visual: Footage of construction workers at a construction site in Charlestown. Jan von Mehren reports that work on the Central Artery construction project is underway in Charlestown; that the Central Artery project, the Third Harbor Tunnel project and the Boston Harbor cleanup project represent thousands of jobs over the next ten years. V: Shot of a sign reading, "This is a hard hat project." Shots of a man using a welding torch; of a tractor at the construction site in Charlestown. Von Mehren reports that Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) has proposed a Building Opportunities Program which calls for the creation of at least 600 apprenticeships per year. Von Mehren notes that half of the apprenticeships are slated to go to women and minorities. V: Shots of construction workers at the construction site in Charlestown. Shot of Walt Williams (Head, Contractors Association of Boston) talking to some construction workers at a job site. Footage of Williams saying that jobs in the industry pay from $12 to $18 per hour; that apprenticeships represent a good opportunity for young people. Shots of construction workers at a job site. A worker movers a wheelbarrow of dirt. A second worker helps the first worker dump the dirt from the wheelbarrow. Von Mehren reports that Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) would like to see the number of apprenticeships doubled. Von Mehren notes that Flynn does not believe the union's claim that the pool of eligible workers in Boston is too small. Von Mehren adds that Karen Hatch (Essex Tree and Landscaping Company) blames discrimination for keeping women out of the building trades in Boston. V: Shot of Hatch examining a blueprint with a colleague. Shot of the blueprint. Footage of Hatch speaking to von Mehren. Hatch claims that a union official has threatened to put her out of business. Hatch says that the union official does not believe that she has a right to be in the business. Von Mehren reports that Boston Public School students learn the building trades at the Humphrey Center in Roxbury. V: Shot of a teacher and a student in the wood shop. The teacher marks a piece of lumber with a pencil. Von Mehren stands in the wood shop at the Humphrey Center. Von Mehren reports that only 10 to 15 percent of students at the Humphrey Center will be hired by unions upon graduation. Von Mehren notes that the unions say that students from the Humphrey Center are ill prepared. Von Mehren reports that some people believe that the unions are looking for excuses to exclude minorities. V: Shot of an African American male student hammering a nail into a piece of lumber. Shot of von Mehren standing with Tom Giacchetto (Vocational Education Director, Boston Public Schools) in the wood shop at the Humphrey Center. Footage of Giacchetto saying that students from the Boston Public Schools are well prepared for the building trades. Von Mehren reports that the jobs created by Boston's construction project represent an opportunity to pull people from poverty through good jobs and training. Von Mehren notes that negotiations are underway to decide who gets the jobs. V: Shots of construction workers at the construction site in Charlestown; of a tractor at the construction site; of a worker removing a construction sign from a strip of chain link fence; of a construction worker operating a welding torch. |
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