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Gardner: Norma, you got the biggest mouth in this mill. "Give us a longer break... ." "Give us more smokin' time..." "Give us a Kotex pad machine..."
Norma Rae Webster: Do it and I'll shut up!
Gardner: Well, we'll do better than that. We figure the only way to close that mouth is to hand you a promotion. You're going up in the world, honey.
Norma Rae Webster: Yeah? How far and for how much?
Gardner: Well, we're gonna put you on spot-checking.
Norma Rae Webster: It sure ain't gonna make me any friends.
Gardner: It'll make you another dollar and a half an hour
Norma Rae Webster: Do it and I'll shut up!
Gardner: Well, we'll do better than that. We figure the only way to close that mouth is to hand you a promotion. You're going up in the world, honey.
Norma Rae Webster: Yeah? How far and for how much?
Gardner: Well, we're gonna put you on spot-checking.
Norma Rae Webster: It sure ain't gonna make me any friends.
Gardner: It'll make you another dollar and a half an hour
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You got the biggest mouth in this mill
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Give us a longer break more smoking time
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Give us a Kotex pad machine
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Do it and I'll shut up
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The only way to close that mouth is to promote you
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You're going up in the world honey
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Yeah How far for how much
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Well we're going to put you on spot checking
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Well hell it sure ain't gonna make me any friends
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It'll make you another 1 50 an hour
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Movie Summary
A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.