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Constitutionality of service tax

Description: Before signing tax package, Michael Dukakis wants to check constitutionality of taxing services. Rep. Steven Pierce vehemently objects to bill. William Galvin, Robert Marsh, Greg Sullivan want it amended.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/09/1990

Construction Sites

Description: "Leader: "F1 Construction Sites #7543 3/10/74"; Silent footage of empty construction sites. "One Federal Street" sign."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/10/1974

Construction Strike

Description: "Leader: "P2 Construction Strike #7548 3/11/74"; Interviews with men about a construction strike. Footage of construction sites and men working. Roger Goodrich reporter standup about a slowdown in major construction projects following the strike of Operating Engineers Union. Interviews with men who were locked out by the general contractor because they are negotiating a contract."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/11/1974

Construction Strike

Description: "Leader: "P1 Construction Strike #7789 - 3 April 74"; Men work at a construction site. Jim Boyd standup about the end of the heavy equipment operators strike. Silent b-roll of One Federal Street construction, and men working. Interview with a man about the agreement between the workers and the contractors."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/03/1974

Construction Workers

Description: "Leader: "P2 Construction Workers #7653 3/20/74"; Interview with a man (Mr. Ryan) about construction worker union going on strike and no negotiations are currently happening. Men in the audience of a theater waving at the camera."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/20/1974

Construction Workers Demonstration, pt.1

Description: Story #1024. Story on construction workers demonstrating outside of the State House. They are upset because of delays in the Park Plaza Project. Footage includes construction workers leaving a work-site, cut to groups of workers marching down the street. Large protest of construction workers in front of the State House. Silent footage of Governor Sargent in a meeting room. Followed by more silent footage of the demonstration. A man climbs a flag pole and a shot of another man on a statue. Sound footage of Governor Sargent seated at a desk. He says that he will be meeting with several people to discuss how they are trying to resolve the issue. Interview with one of the Labor leaders who says that they will be meeting with the Governor to determine who is "lying" about Park Plaza plan and why it is not going forward. More silent b-roll of the protest. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/28/1974

Construction Workers Demonstration, pt.2

Description: Story #1024. Story on construction workers demonstrating outside of the State House. They are upset because of delays in the Park Plaza Project. Silent footage of the protest including a large crowd, a man climbing up flag pole, men with signs on the stairs of the building, police surrounding the flag pole and removing men from walls. Sound footage of some of the leaders of the protest inside the state building. One man interviewed by a group of reporters. He says that they met with political leaders to "straighten out" difficulties with projects in "Park Plaza, the West End, and the airport." Governor Sargent makes a statement about the protest and his meeting about the Park Plaza Project with some of the labor leaders, and answers reporter's questions. Sound footage of the demonstration including shots of the protesters chanting "We want jobs" and "We want Sargent", Governor Sargent yelling into a bullhorn and fighting with the crowd, and protesters hanging a straw-man from a crane. Some footage of the labor leaders walking into the meeting room with Governor Sargent. B-roll of men working in a construction site, leaving the site, and marching to the State House. More sound footage of the demonstration. Mix of sound and silent footage. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/28/1974

Construction jobs in Boston

Description: Boston real estate boom creates thousands of jobs in building trades. Unions disagree over quota of apprentices because of salary and safety. Hard hat workers. Many construction shots. Steve Tocco in hard hat, Joe Nigro.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/12/1988

Construction of Alewife station

Description: Construction of Alewife red line station and parking garage. Traffic pauses on adjacent parkway. W.R. Grace tower in background. Hard hat men working in subway tunnel. Pan environs from high vantage point. Rotary at start of Route 2. Snow flurries. Crane.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/25/1983

Construction of T Station

Description: Red line T construction. Harvard Square stop, tunnel, tracks. Western Avenue, Cambridge. Interview with a man from the Department of Public Works (DPW) about the roads and bridges in Massachusetts - spending approximately $500 million per year - $100 million in paving, $150 million in bridges, $250 million in safety and new roads. He states that there are about 14,000 miles of road in Massachusetts and about 1/3 of those roads need serious work. He approximates that out of the 5,000 bridges in Massachusetts, 2,200 are in substandard shape, 900 in critical condition. DPW infrastructure includes roads, bridges, transit, airports, sewer and water. He explains the need for the federal government's assistance. He states that these projects will create jobs - approximately 90 jobs per million dollars spent.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/08/1982