Norma Rae

Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film about a factory worker from a small town in North Carolina who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works after the health of her and her coworkers is compromised. The film stars Sally Field in the title role, Beau Bridges as Norma Raes husband, Sonny, and Ron Leibman as union organizer Reuben Warshowsky.

Norma Rae Webster is a minimumwage worker in a cotton mill that has taken too much of a toll on the health of her family for her to ignore their poor working conditions. After hearing a speech by a New York union organizer, Reuben Warshowsky, Norma Rae decides to join the effort to unionize her shop. This causes conflict at home when Norma Raes husband, Sonny, says shes not spending enough time in the home.Despite being pressured by management, when confronted, Norma Rae takes a piece of cardboard, writes the word UNION on it, stands on her work table, and slowly turns to show the sign around the room. One by one, the other workers stop their mill machines, and eventually, the entire room becomes silent. After all the machines have been switched off, Norma Rae is taken to jail but is freed by Reuben. ........

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