Examines the effects of a General Motors plant closing in Janesville, Wisconsin on that town's economy and the morale. Documents efforts by politicians and business leaders to generate new development and create jobs for the disenfranchised auto workers.
"Examines the effects of a General Motors plant closing in Janesville, Wisconsin on that town's economy and the morale. Documents efforts by politicians and business leaders to generate new development and create jobs for the disenfranchised auto workers."@en
"A documentary about the effects of the recession, specifically the closing of a General Motors plant, on Janesville, Wis. That's how he found himself, a few years later, with an up-close view of one of the meanest and most dramatic chapters in recent American politics: the battle over collective-bargaining rights for Wisconsin state employees and the subsequent effort to recall the Republican governor, Scott Walker, from office. The film follows laid-of workers. A powerful and balanced illustration of the power of community, and individuals to protect the American dream."@en
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