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AFSCME rally

Description: AFSCME members (state workers) march in front of State House chanting “no pay, no work” to protest legislature's failure to pass the budget. Crowd amasses on State House steps. Union leaders address rally. Voice of Joseph Bonavita. People ascend steps, some shot at foot level, to confront legislators inside. Police stand to the side. Reporter standup refers to Rep. Ray Flynn's anti- abortion stance impeding budget process.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/05/1978

Directory assistance

Description: '411' information operators at New England Telephone answer on headsets “What city please?” and flip through voluminous phone books to give listings quickly. Most operators are middle-aged or older women. Interview with Joanna Reardon describing abuses of directory assistance service (people with odd non-telephone questions). Interview with Peter Cronin about necessity of charging for directory assistance at 20¢ per call to save almost $20 million.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/20/1978

Mail sorting

Description: Mail sorting facility at South Boston Annex of US Postal Service. Workers (one wears ear protection) sit in long line, each next to robotic arm that grabs individual envelopes and feeds them through equipment. In another room, contents of big sacks are dumped onto belt for manual sorting. Letters move past worker who keys in code for each.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/30/1978