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What Norma Rae Didn’t Show You: What Happens After Unionization and Contract Implementation?

January 19, 2011

By: Jane Mc Niven, J.D In the movie “Norma Rae”, the lead character Norma Rae, portrayed by Sallie Field, is struggling to unionize a southern textile plant strife with intolerable working conditions.  The impact of Sallie Field holding the “UNION” sign above her head while working on the noisy manufacturing floor was felt among her [...]

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