Ep. 165 - Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative
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Norma's Promotion Is a Betrayal of Co Workers
As our guest notes, and we'll talk about, its depiction of raceis a bit simplistic and tokenizing. But that aside, let's get into the breakdown of the film itself. The first scene we're going to watch here is when the union organizer from new york, reuben, knocks enormous or explaining that he's a travelling labor organizer seeking a room to rent. Norma's father, vernon denies reuben's request, stating that reuben and the union were not welcome. And o now, norma demands to be fired after realizing that this promotion is effectively a betrayal of her co workers.
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