JP Morgan Chase and the waiting workforce
The work showcases an iInstallation made of expungement papers from JPMC and agency Droga5.
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JPMorgan Chase, in partnership with Droga5, artist and directing Collective, The Glue Society, and Biscuit Filmworks has launched The Waiting Workforce, an art installation that takes place in Philly’s Independence Plaza throughout the month of April for Second Chance Month.
The piece consists of 38 sculptures that represent people with past criminal records in waiting positions made out of real expungement papers, showing how this complex and costly paperwork is the very thing keeping them out of the workforce.
The installation is meant to shine a light on the problem of “The Waiting Workforce”: 1 in 3 Americans with prior criminal records that face or have faced significant barriers to finding meaningful employment, and the importance of Clean Slate legislation. These are 38 statues for the 38 states that have yet to pass this legislation that would bring automatic record clearing and ultimately more employment opportunities for those who already paid their dues.
Credits
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- Agency Droga5/New York
- Production Company Biscuit Filmworks/USA
- Director The Glue Society
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Credits
powered by
- Agency Droga5/New York
- Production Company Biscuit Filmworks/USA
- Director The Glue Society
- Chairman David Droga
- Chief Creative Officer Scott Bell
- Executive Creative Director Kevin Brady
- Group Creative Director Haywood R Watkins III
- Creative Director Tom Coleman
- Creative Director Derek Lui
- Creative Director Ben Kay
- Art Director Ross Weaver
- Copywriter Aaron Araya
- Art Director Mollie Bond
- Copywriter Kevin Kearse
- Copywriter Jacques Wortsman
- Group Design Director Mark Yoon
- Senior Designer Andrew Diemer
- Designer Catarina Sterlacci
- HP Jennifer Mann
- HP Ruben Mercadal
- Executive Producer Scott Kemper
- Senior Producer Samar Zaman
Credits
powered by
- Agency Droga5/New York
- Production Company Biscuit Filmworks/USA
- Director The Glue Society
- Chairman David Droga
- Chief Creative Officer Scott Bell
- Executive Creative Director Kevin Brady
- Group Creative Director Haywood R Watkins III
- Creative Director Tom Coleman
- Creative Director Derek Lui
- Creative Director Ben Kay
- Art Director Ross Weaver
- Copywriter Aaron Araya
- Art Director Mollie Bond
- Copywriter Kevin Kearse
- Copywriter Jacques Wortsman
- Group Design Director Mark Yoon
- Senior Designer Andrew Diemer
- Designer Catarina Sterlacci
- HP Jennifer Mann
- HP Ruben Mercadal
- Executive Producer Scott Kemper
- Senior Producer Samar Zaman
The work was launched it in Pennsylvania because it was the first state to pass Clean Slate legislation, so launching this campaign here signifies the opportunity for other states to follow their lead. Also, JPMorgan Chase hosted the Second Chance Business Coalition Conference last week to release the latest data on the expungement problem in the US. They’ve also invited people who have been affected by this issue to celebrate the art piece and its significance together.
JPMorgan Chase has always been bigger than banking, their motivation as a firm goes beyond numbers and is rooted in their commitment to humanity. The context is that the biggest barrier for people with past criminal records has been a complex, time-intensive, costly and paper-ridden expungement process. After someone has done their time, they end up going through a second sentence that limits them on the type of jobs they can apply for, the housing they have access to, and the type of credit they can request. These are just a few of the hundreds of limitations they have due to their criminal records.
“The Waiting Workforce” is an extension of JPMC’s Make Happen brand purpose campaign, which Droga5 created and launched late last year with the brand.
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