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"There is one intolerable workin' condition a new
work force would have to endure that we haven't . . .
to wit, us! We don't have to get past us to come to work
each mornin', and whilst the security types are aces at
guardin' a plant, it is my best appraisal that they would
not be able to provide bodyguard service for an entire

new work force."

This seemed to satisfy the objection in question, and
we then got down to workin' out the details, for while

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from the outside it may seem simple to organize a labor
movement, there is much to be planned before anythin'
can actually be set into motion. The other two shifts had
to be brought on board and a list of demands agreed
upon, not to mention the buildin' of a contingency fund
in case the other side wanted to try starvin' us out.

A lot of the guys wanted me to run the thing, but I
felt I could not accept in clear consciousness and success-
fully proposed Roxie for the position. The alibi I gave
is that the worker types should be represented by someone
who has more than two weeks' experience on the job,
but in reality I wasn't sure hew much longer I had before
the Boss pulled me back to my normal duties and I did
not want the movement to flounder from havin' its leader
disappear sudden like. The chore I did volunteer for was
givin' lessons in how to handle any outsiders the plant
tried to hire, as most of the current worker types did not
know a sawed-off pool cue from a tire iron when it came
to labor negotiations.

Between workin' in the warehouse and helpin' with
the movement, I was so busy I almost missed my weekly
meetin' with Bunny. Fortuitously I remembered, which
is a good thing as Bunny is a doll and no doll likes to
be forgotten.

"Hi, Babe!" I sez, givin' her one of my seediest
winks. "How's it goin'?"

"Well, you're sure in a chipper mood," she sez, grin-
nin' back at me. "I thought I'd have good news for you,
but I guess you already heard."

"Heard? Heard what?"