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Construction Night Shift

From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Length: 02:19

On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, construction workers count the time-and-a-half pay as they burn the midnight oil. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-1 Intro: While it may be hard to stay awake or eat healthy, working overnight has its benefits. WFUV introduces us to some construction workers installing an elevator in a mid-town Manhattan high-rise while adding up the time-and-a-half pay. Tag: This "On the Night Shift" segment was produced by WFUV News.

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Intro: While it may be hard to stay awake or eat healthy, working overnight has its benefits. WFUV introduces us to some construction workers installing an elevator in a mid-town Manhattan high-rise while adding up the time-and-a-half pay. Tag: This "On the Night Shift" segment was produced by WFUV News.

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Review of Construction Night Shift

Gosh the humanity rising out of the dust in here - the speakers - so forthright and unadorned but poetic almost- are what you want to hear on the radio. This is another great slice about WORK. Listening to night construction in the Ferragamo building casts an interesting light on the day life on Fifth Avenue.

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