1 00:00:04,743 --> 00:00:05,092 . 2 00:00:05,135 --> 00:00:07,485 - We're still short-staffed so if you happen 3 00:00:07,529 --> 00:00:09,531 to be walking through the parking lot at night 4 00:00:09,574 --> 00:00:12,490 and there's a loose cart, maybe just grab it 5 00:00:12,534 --> 00:00:14,144 and stick it in the corral. 6 00:00:14,188 --> 00:00:17,191 Gotta round up those doggies, yee-haw... 7 00:00:17,234 --> 00:00:19,454 - That's the saddest "yee-haw" I've ever heard. 8 00:00:19,497 --> 00:00:21,325 - Yeah, I--I bailed on it. Carol? 9 00:00:21,369 --> 00:00:25,677 - I hate to even bring this up, but should Sandra be here? 10 00:00:25,721 --> 00:00:27,027 I thought she was fired. 11 00:00:27,070 --> 00:00:28,506 - Yes. She was. 12 00:00:28,550 --> 00:00:31,335 Until she started talking about unions. 13 00:00:31,379 --> 00:00:33,381 - Apparently firing someone for trying to unionize 14 00:00:33,424 --> 00:00:35,774 is considered retaliation. I would accompany 15 00:00:35,818 --> 00:00:37,515 that statement with a vigorous jerking-back-and-forth 16 00:00:37,559 --> 00:00:40,344 hand gesture, but that's also prohibited. 17 00:00:40,388 --> 00:00:42,303 - Okay. Now for the rest of you cowpokes, 18 00:00:42,346 --> 00:00:43,913 let's saddle up and git! 19 00:00:43,956 --> 00:00:45,480 - Oof. - The Western thing 20 00:00:45,523 --> 00:00:47,395 is just not in your wheelhouse. 21 00:00:47,438 --> 00:00:49,614 - Amy, could I say a few words? 22 00:00:49,658 --> 00:00:52,269 - Um, okay. 23 00:00:52,313 --> 00:00:54,054 - Screw management! 24 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:56,926 - Okay. - Once we clock out 25 00:00:56,969 --> 00:00:58,797 Amy can't make us do a damn thing. 26 00:00:58,841 --> 00:01:01,365 If you see a loose cart in the parking lot, 27 00:01:01,409 --> 00:01:03,411 you can kick it over or shove it into traffic. 28 00:01:03,454 --> 00:01:05,369 - Seems like just as much work? 29 00:01:05,413 --> 00:01:08,677 - Also, managers can't give us polygraph tests. 30 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,114 - I wasn't planning on giving anyone a polygraph test. 31 00:01:11,158 --> 00:01:12,376 - Well, good. 32 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:15,118 'Cause we ain't taking one, Amy. 33 00:01:15,162 --> 00:01:16,946 - Mm-hmm. - Stay strong, people. 34 00:01:16,989 --> 00:01:19,775 - Whoo! [claps] 35 00:01:19,818 --> 00:01:22,778 [upbeat music] 36 00:01:22,821 --> 00:01:24,475 ♪ 37 00:01:24,519 --> 00:01:27,261 - We have a right to healthy air quality 38 00:01:27,304 --> 00:01:30,220 and adequate airflow. Do you feel any airflow? 39 00:01:30,264 --> 00:01:31,874 'Cause I don't feel any airflow. 40 00:01:31,917 --> 00:01:33,789 - You thinks he actually cares about any of this stuff 41 00:01:33,832 --> 00:01:35,530 or is it just about getting attention? 42 00:01:35,573 --> 00:01:38,533 - I mean, it's definitely the attention. 43 00:01:38,576 --> 00:01:40,796 A week ago she was eating lunch by herself in the bathroom 44 00:01:40,839 --> 00:01:43,973 and now, well, she's the AOC of Store 1217. 45 00:01:44,016 --> 00:01:47,150 It's crazy how she can just go with it when this is all 46 00:01:47,194 --> 00:01:48,891 based on tweets that we wrote. 47 00:01:48,934 --> 00:01:50,240 Do you think all great leaders 48 00:01:50,284 --> 00:01:52,112 are just sociopaths living a lie? 49 00:01:52,155 --> 00:01:53,243 - Um... 50 00:01:53,287 --> 00:01:54,592 Yeah, probably. 51 00:01:54,636 --> 00:01:56,159 I mean, even Obama had those guys 52 00:01:56,203 --> 00:01:58,335 who made him feel "good" at basketball. 53 00:01:58,379 --> 00:02:00,163 [Bob Marley's "Jamming" playing] 54 00:02:00,207 --> 00:02:01,686 - ♪ 'Cause every day we pay the price ♪ 55 00:02:01,730 --> 00:02:03,297 ♪ With a little sacrifice 56 00:02:03,340 --> 00:02:06,256 ♪ Jammin' till the jam is through ♪ 57 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:08,650 - Yo, those dressing rooms are trashed. 58 00:02:08,693 --> 00:02:11,827 It's like "The Leftovers" in there. 59 00:02:13,742 --> 00:02:15,918 You know, like that show where everybody disappears 60 00:02:15,961 --> 00:02:18,312 and all that's left is the pile of their clothes? 61 00:02:18,355 --> 00:02:19,661 - You're a terrible person. 62 00:02:20,444 --> 00:02:23,752 - Okay? - Dina told us about the birds. 63 00:02:23,795 --> 00:02:24,753 - Oh. - Oh? 64 00:02:24,796 --> 00:02:26,102 Is that what it's called 65 00:02:26,146 --> 00:02:28,365 when you let someone's birds escape 66 00:02:28,409 --> 00:02:30,106 and then let her think it's her fault 67 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:33,631 and you go to her place and you put your filth in her? 68 00:02:33,675 --> 00:02:35,546 - Look, guys, I feel really bad about it. 69 00:02:35,590 --> 00:02:38,506 - You know, I used to think that you were a nice guy 70 00:02:38,549 --> 00:02:40,725 who just said mean things to people to be funny, 71 00:02:40,769 --> 00:02:44,164 but now I feel like maybe you're just a mean person. 72 00:02:44,207 --> 00:02:45,991 - I'm so disappointed in you, Garrett. 73 00:02:46,035 --> 00:02:49,256 - Glenn, I... you gotta-- - Oh! And by the way, 74 00:02:49,299 --> 00:02:51,780 have you ever even seen "The Leftovers"? 75 00:02:51,823 --> 00:02:53,825 The clothes disappear too, dick. 76 00:02:55,262 --> 00:02:57,525 - Everybody's acting like I killed their birds. 77 00:02:57,568 --> 00:02:59,353 Not that I killed Dina's birds. 78 00:02:59,396 --> 00:03:01,311 I mean, they could still be alive, as far as we know. 79 00:03:01,355 --> 00:03:02,878 - Yeah, I mean, it's only been 80 00:03:02,921 --> 00:03:05,359 a few months and one of the coldest winters on record, 81 00:03:05,402 --> 00:03:07,274 they could be barely clinging to life somewhere. 82 00:03:07,317 --> 00:03:09,276 - I mean, even Glenn thinks I'm a bad person, 83 00:03:09,319 --> 00:03:10,755 and he sees the good in everyone. 84 00:03:10,799 --> 00:03:12,583 And when that warehouse guy on meth choked him out? 85 00:03:12,627 --> 00:03:15,412 Glen apologized for looking too much like a dragon. 86 00:03:15,456 --> 00:03:17,284 - He was on meth? I thought it was bath salts. 87 00:03:17,327 --> 00:03:18,850 - Man, how is that relevant to the conversation? 88 00:03:18,894 --> 00:03:20,765 - I don't know. I don't know where it's going yet. 89 00:03:20,809 --> 00:03:25,205 - Look all I'm saying is maybe Dina's the bad person here. 90 00:03:25,248 --> 00:03:26,467 She kept birds in cages. 91 00:03:26,510 --> 00:03:28,338 Birds are supposed to be free. 92 00:03:28,382 --> 00:03:30,906 - So you're actually a hero. 93 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:32,037 Cool take. 94 00:03:32,081 --> 00:03:33,561 - You know what? I saw you eating 95 00:03:33,604 --> 00:03:34,562 a chicken sandwich yesterday. 96 00:03:34,605 --> 00:03:35,954 You're not better than me. 97 00:03:37,565 --> 00:03:39,088 - It was a turkey wrap. 98 00:03:39,131 --> 00:03:40,959 - Still a bird! 99 00:03:41,003 --> 00:03:42,657 - So, Amy, I hear there's some talk 100 00:03:42,700 --> 00:03:45,181 of unionizing down there? 101 00:03:45,225 --> 00:03:46,748 - No, no! God, no. 102 00:03:46,791 --> 00:03:48,967 I mean, I wouldn't even call it "talk." 103 00:03:49,011 --> 00:03:50,491 It's just...it's Sandra. 104 00:03:50,534 --> 00:03:53,058 - Okay. Amy, this is a big deal. 105 00:03:53,102 --> 00:03:55,800 They're looking at shutting down some of the stores. 106 00:03:55,844 --> 00:03:58,586 - What? - Am I a puppy again? 107 00:03:58,629 --> 00:03:59,891 I'm sorry, one second. - No, it's fine. 108 00:03:59,935 --> 00:04:01,371 Jeff, it's fine. 109 00:04:01,415 --> 00:04:03,765 Just--what stores are they shutting down? 110 00:04:03,808 --> 00:04:05,723 Jeff, leave it! - Okay. Fine, sorry. 111 00:04:05,767 --> 00:04:07,377 Just-- can you keep this between us? 112 00:04:07,421 --> 00:04:09,292 - Yes! Of course. - We're converting some of 113 00:04:09,336 --> 00:04:11,468 the brick and mortars into distribution centers 114 00:04:11,512 --> 00:04:12,904 And one of those stores 115 00:04:12,948 --> 00:04:14,732 is going to come from your district. 116 00:04:14,776 --> 00:04:16,560 So if they hear you're talking about unionizing, 117 00:04:16,604 --> 00:04:18,388 it's going to make their decision a lot easier. 118 00:04:18,432 --> 00:04:20,477 So you need to squash this. 119 00:04:20,521 --> 00:04:22,479 [Erasure's "A Little Respect" playing] 120 00:04:22,523 --> 00:04:24,612 - ♪ I hear you calling 121 00:04:24,655 --> 00:04:29,573 ♪ Oh baby please 122 00:04:29,617 --> 00:04:30,574 ♪ Give a little re-- 123 00:04:30,618 --> 00:04:32,272 - Look. All we have to do 124 00:04:32,315 --> 00:04:34,230 is keep her from talking about unions. 125 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:35,449 - Yes. 126 00:04:35,492 --> 00:04:37,320 - What? - Uh, just feels weird. 127 00:04:37,364 --> 00:04:39,366 Isn't that like literally union-busting? 128 00:04:39,409 --> 00:04:40,976 - No! - What would you call it? 129 00:04:41,019 --> 00:04:42,673 - I don't know. It's not like we're 130 00:04:42,717 --> 00:04:45,285 crushing a movement. We're just trying to-- 131 00:04:45,328 --> 00:04:46,547 - Send her a message? 132 00:04:46,590 --> 00:04:47,983 That sounds like we're breaking her legs. 133 00:04:48,026 --> 00:04:49,637 We just want to-- 134 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,203 - Neutralize the threat, uh, get rid of the problem, uh, 135 00:04:51,247 --> 00:04:53,162 let her know she's messing with the wrong people. 136 00:04:53,205 --> 00:04:54,859 - Something in that ballpark. - It just feels like a red flag 137 00:04:54,903 --> 00:04:56,687 that everything you say makes us sound like villains. 138 00:04:56,731 --> 00:04:58,210 - Look, we're just trying to stop 139 00:04:58,254 --> 00:05:01,605 one lonely desperate lunatic from running her mouth 140 00:05:01,649 --> 00:05:03,346 and costing everybody their jobs. 141 00:05:03,390 --> 00:05:05,653 - We're the good guys. - I guess. 142 00:05:05,696 --> 00:05:07,437 - We just want Sandra to do what's best 143 00:05:07,481 --> 00:05:09,178 for her fellow workers. 144 00:05:09,221 --> 00:05:10,788 Or else. 145 00:05:10,832 --> 00:05:12,703 As soon as I said it, I heard it. 146 00:05:12,747 --> 00:05:14,009 It's... it's a problem. 147 00:05:16,054 --> 00:05:16,228 . 148 00:05:16,272 --> 00:05:17,752 [playful music] 149 00:05:17,795 --> 00:05:19,928 ♪ 150 00:05:19,971 --> 00:05:22,017 - Ooh, hey, Myrtle. You look a little chilly. 151 00:05:22,060 --> 00:05:23,323 Thought you might need this. 152 00:05:23,366 --> 00:05:25,673 - Oh, thank you! - Yeah, it's no problem. 153 00:05:25,716 --> 00:05:27,892 - This is great! 154 00:05:27,936 --> 00:05:29,329 Thank you so much! - Hey. Actually, you know what? 155 00:05:29,372 --> 00:05:30,852 Could you give it back to me real quick? 156 00:05:30,895 --> 00:05:32,157 - Hey! You can't take my shawl back! 157 00:05:32,201 --> 00:05:33,811 - I just-- it's just that I want-- 158 00:05:33,855 --> 00:05:35,204 - Help! He's stealing my shawl! 159 00:05:35,247 --> 00:05:36,684 - Give her back her shawl! - No, no, no! 160 00:05:36,727 --> 00:05:37,989 I brought it to her! I brought it to her! 161 00:05:38,033 --> 00:05:41,906 - I'll get you your own shawl, okay? 162 00:05:41,950 --> 00:05:44,387 Here. There you go, sweetie. 163 00:05:44,431 --> 00:05:46,650 - So... cold... - Yeah, I know, I know. 164 00:05:46,694 --> 00:05:49,610 But everything's okay. Everything's gonna be okay. 165 00:05:49,653 --> 00:05:52,003 - Rise up. 166 00:05:52,047 --> 00:05:55,355 Stand up for your rights. Power to the people. 167 00:05:55,398 --> 00:05:56,573 Cute top! 168 00:05:56,617 --> 00:05:59,750 - Hey, Sandra. Um, handing out some flyers? 169 00:05:59,794 --> 00:06:01,578 - Yeah, do you want one? 170 00:06:01,622 --> 00:06:05,669 - Sandra says "no" to hate and "yes" to freedom. 171 00:06:05,713 --> 00:06:07,541 Seems uncontroversial. 172 00:06:07,584 --> 00:06:08,846 - I'm not a hero. 173 00:06:08,890 --> 00:06:11,458 - So, um, Sandra, I-I need you 174 00:06:11,501 --> 00:06:15,244 to stop talking about all this union stuff. 175 00:06:15,287 --> 00:06:17,028 - You're not allowed to restrict my speech. 176 00:06:17,072 --> 00:06:18,639 - It's for your own good. 177 00:06:18,682 --> 00:06:20,118 - Wow. 178 00:06:20,162 --> 00:06:22,251 So now you've got your muscle trying to threaten me? 179 00:06:22,294 --> 00:06:23,557 - Jonah? The muscle? 180 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,080 I mean... okay. 181 00:06:25,123 --> 00:06:26,864 - Seems like a weird thread to pull. 182 00:06:26,908 --> 00:06:28,431 - Did everyone hear that? 183 00:06:28,475 --> 00:06:31,869 Amy is now telling me that I can't even talk about unions. 184 00:06:31,913 --> 00:06:33,958 - No-- - Amy, is that true? 185 00:06:34,002 --> 00:06:35,656 - I don't think you're allowed to do that. 186 00:06:35,699 --> 00:06:38,093 - I was just saying that while she's at work-- 187 00:06:38,136 --> 00:06:41,749 - This is my work now. The work of justice. 188 00:06:41,792 --> 00:06:43,446 The only work that matters. 189 00:06:43,490 --> 00:06:46,057 - Where are you ge-- is this from a play? 190 00:06:46,101 --> 00:06:47,668 - No. - Sandra, look. 191 00:06:47,711 --> 00:06:49,104 I get that this is fun. 192 00:06:49,147 --> 00:06:51,454 But corporate is taking this seriously. 193 00:06:51,498 --> 00:06:52,760 - You hear that, everyone? 194 00:06:52,803 --> 00:06:54,936 Corporate is taking us seriously. 195 00:06:54,979 --> 00:06:56,764 - No! What I mean is that 196 00:06:56,807 --> 00:06:58,940 corporate is viewing this as a threat. 197 00:06:58,983 --> 00:07:00,985 - And they view us as a threat! 198 00:07:01,029 --> 00:07:02,770 - You maybe want to think of your phrasing before 199 00:07:02,813 --> 00:07:04,032 so that you don't twist your words-- 200 00:07:04,075 --> 00:07:05,163 - Yeah. No, I'm getting that, 201 00:07:05,207 --> 00:07:06,730 Wait, what are you doing? 202 00:07:06,774 --> 00:07:08,906 Can you please not get up on the-- 203 00:07:08,950 --> 00:07:10,821 - Okay. - No, if you could just, San-- 204 00:07:10,865 --> 00:07:13,955 - Management is trying to silence us. 205 00:07:13,998 --> 00:07:16,305 But our voices will be heard. 206 00:07:16,348 --> 00:07:19,047 - No, nobody was trying to silence anybody. 207 00:07:19,090 --> 00:07:20,527 - She was somewhat. 208 00:07:20,570 --> 00:07:22,267 - Glenn! - What? You were. 209 00:07:22,311 --> 00:07:26,794 - Well, if we can't talk here then we will talk elsewhere. 210 00:07:26,837 --> 00:07:30,145 Union meeting, tonight! Location, TBD. 211 00:07:30,188 --> 00:07:36,151 Time, TBD. Refreshments, T-B-D! 212 00:07:36,194 --> 00:07:39,371 [scattered applause] 213 00:07:39,415 --> 00:07:42,157 [applause] 214 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,247 - I just wonder if a union will lead to more rules. 215 00:07:45,290 --> 00:07:46,596 Like, what if they start making us 216 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,424 wear gloves when we clean the toilets? 217 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:50,339 - You don't wear gloves when you clean the toilets? 218 00:07:50,382 --> 00:07:52,341 - No way. I need my fingernails 219 00:07:52,384 --> 00:07:53,821 to chip away at the caked-on parts. 220 00:07:53,864 --> 00:07:55,475 - Ugh. - Ugh. 221 00:07:55,518 --> 00:07:56,824 - What are you guys talking about? 222 00:07:56,867 --> 00:07:58,782 - Feces. - Horses. 223 00:07:58,826 --> 00:08:02,307 - Unions. - Unions? Huh. 224 00:08:02,351 --> 00:08:05,006 Well, you can't talk in here. The break room is closed. 225 00:08:05,049 --> 00:08:07,356 - Wait, why? 226 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:09,097 - Because of the radon problem. 227 00:08:09,140 --> 00:08:11,316 - Too much or too little? - I think you know. 228 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,231 - But where are we supposed to eat lunch? 229 00:08:13,275 --> 00:08:15,364 - That doesn't matter to me as long as you're not together. 230 00:08:15,407 --> 00:08:18,149 So you don't... cross-contaminate each other. 231 00:08:18,193 --> 00:08:19,934 Um, just go eat in your cars or something. 232 00:08:19,977 --> 00:08:21,370 - I don't have a car. 233 00:08:21,413 --> 00:08:23,633 - Fine, then you can go down to the sub-basement. 234 00:08:23,677 --> 00:08:26,027 - Didn't the building inspector say there was radon there, too? 235 00:08:26,070 --> 00:08:27,550 - Of course he did but truthfully 236 00:08:27,594 --> 00:08:29,857 radon is the least of your worries down there. 237 00:08:29,900 --> 00:08:31,641 - Greetings, shoppers! 238 00:08:31,685 --> 00:08:34,688 Check out our great deals on... 239 00:08:34,731 --> 00:08:36,733 Low battery. 240 00:08:37,778 --> 00:08:39,867 - Now I heard they're having a union meeting? 241 00:08:39,910 --> 00:08:41,216 - It's nothing, Jeff. 242 00:08:41,259 --> 00:08:42,391 I swear I've got it under control. 243 00:08:42,434 --> 00:08:43,653 - It's too late! 244 00:08:43,697 --> 00:08:45,263 They're making their plans right now. 245 00:08:45,307 --> 00:08:46,264 I mean, yours is one of the branches 246 00:08:46,308 --> 00:08:47,483 they're getting rid of. 247 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:48,397 - What? No! 248 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,312 No, Jeff, no! Wha-- 249 00:08:50,355 --> 00:08:52,706 What if I come down there and I-I-I can talk to them myself? 250 00:08:52,749 --> 00:08:55,186 - It's a five-hour drive! - Well, then you have 251 00:08:55,230 --> 00:08:57,841 to keep them in that meeting for five hours, Jeff. 252 00:08:57,885 --> 00:08:59,277 - Okay. Well, what if I schedule 253 00:08:59,321 --> 00:09:00,844 a new meeting for five hours from now? 254 00:09:00,888 --> 00:09:03,455 - Okay, well, I didn't realize that was an option. 255 00:09:03,499 --> 00:09:05,240 Yes, do that. - Okay, listen. 256 00:09:05,283 --> 00:09:07,459 I can't ask people to stay all night. So we-- 257 00:09:07,503 --> 00:09:09,636 Have I been a koala bear this whole time? 258 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,246 - Yes! 259 00:09:11,289 --> 00:09:12,595 - You're leaving now? - Yeah. 260 00:09:12,639 --> 00:09:14,205 We have a five-hour drive ahead of us. 261 00:09:14,249 --> 00:09:16,468 - Hey, do you think we'll take 55 over to 72 262 00:09:16,512 --> 00:09:18,427 or shoot up 70 all the way to 57? 263 00:09:18,470 --> 00:09:20,124 - Whatever's faster. - It's just-- 264 00:09:20,168 --> 00:09:21,735 a lot of my anecdotes are location-dependent. 265 00:09:21,778 --> 00:09:23,475 You don't want to hear a Litchfield story in Mattoon. 266 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:25,042 - What exactly are you planning to do once 267 00:09:25,086 --> 00:09:26,391 you get to corporate? - I don't know. 268 00:09:26,435 --> 00:09:28,002 I guess we'll figure it out on the way. 269 00:09:28,045 --> 00:09:29,438 - Are you sure you don't want me to come with you? 270 00:09:29,481 --> 00:09:31,092 - No, I need you to go to this union meeting 271 00:09:31,135 --> 00:09:32,615 and just make sure it doesn't get out of hand. 272 00:09:32,659 --> 00:09:34,574 - So now we're infiltrating meetings and trying to take 273 00:09:34,617 --> 00:09:36,880 down groups from the inside? That's who we are now? 274 00:09:36,924 --> 00:09:38,316 - [huffs] Oh, anyone can make something 275 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:39,927 sound bad if they try. - Yeah, Jonah. 276 00:09:39,970 --> 00:09:41,581 It's like, are you donating money 277 00:09:41,624 --> 00:09:43,931 to charity or are you bribing them to help orphans? 278 00:09:43,974 --> 00:09:45,672 - That's a pretty terrible analogy. 279 00:09:45,715 --> 00:09:47,369 - Jonah, we can discuss this later. 280 00:09:47,412 --> 00:09:50,764 But can you please just do this, for me? 281 00:09:50,807 --> 00:09:52,113 Thank you. 282 00:09:52,156 --> 00:09:53,505 - And don't call while we're on the drive. 283 00:09:53,549 --> 00:09:55,333 This is kind of me and Amy time, okay? 284 00:10:01,775 --> 00:10:01,949 . 285 00:10:01,992 --> 00:10:04,908 - I'm sorry we had to do this in the store but it's the end 286 00:10:04,952 --> 00:10:06,562 of little league season so everywhere was booked. 287 00:10:06,606 --> 00:10:07,998 - Did you try IHOP? - Yes, it was booked. 288 00:10:08,042 --> 00:10:09,652 - The one on Delmar? 289 00:10:09,696 --> 00:10:12,263 - It's... it's too late now. 290 00:10:12,307 --> 00:10:13,700 Anyway, I want to introduce 291 00:10:13,743 --> 00:10:15,615 Robin Green from Retail Workers United. 292 00:10:15,658 --> 00:10:18,052 When I googled "labor organizer St. Louis" 293 00:10:18,095 --> 00:10:21,925 hers was the first name that came up. 294 00:10:21,969 --> 00:10:24,711 [polite applause] 295 00:10:24,754 --> 00:10:28,802 - So, like Sandra said I'm with RWU, and I'm here 296 00:10:28,845 --> 00:10:30,151 to talk to you guys about next steps 297 00:10:30,194 --> 00:10:32,153 and answer any questions you may have. 298 00:10:32,196 --> 00:10:34,546 - Yes? - Yeah, I was just wondering, 299 00:10:34,590 --> 00:10:36,810 How much our dues were gonna be? 300 00:10:36,853 --> 00:10:38,725 - Oh, I think we're getting a little ahead of ourselves. 301 00:10:38,768 --> 00:10:41,553 - Oh, oh, okay. Yeah, I just think 302 00:10:41,597 --> 00:10:42,946 it's a little weird that you 303 00:10:42,990 --> 00:10:45,296 won't tell us how much it's gonna cost. 304 00:10:45,340 --> 00:10:46,515 But... go on. 305 00:10:46,558 --> 00:10:48,648 - I will get to that. 306 00:10:48,691 --> 00:10:50,693 Why don't we start with an overview 307 00:10:50,737 --> 00:10:53,217 of how the union process works. The union-- 308 00:10:53,261 --> 00:10:55,785 - Marcus? 309 00:10:55,829 --> 00:10:58,135 - Hey. What are you guys doing here? 310 00:10:58,179 --> 00:11:02,531 - It's a union meeting. - What are you doing here? 311 00:11:02,574 --> 00:11:04,315 - Union meeting. 312 00:11:04,359 --> 00:11:06,230 - Why are you in your underwear? 313 00:11:06,274 --> 00:11:07,667 - 'Cause... 314 00:11:07,710 --> 00:11:12,193 I didn't know what the dress code was. 315 00:11:12,236 --> 00:11:14,412 - They weren't thrilled about staying late 316 00:11:14,456 --> 00:11:16,327 so it's gonna be a tough crowd. 317 00:11:16,371 --> 00:11:17,981 - Oh. Okay. Great. 318 00:11:18,025 --> 00:11:20,201 - Hey, Amy! Look, it's Chief Saves-a-lot! 319 00:11:20,244 --> 00:11:22,899 - Oh, yeah. - The original Cloud 9 mascot? 320 00:11:22,943 --> 00:11:24,727 Look he's even got his cute little piece pipe 321 00:11:24,771 --> 00:11:26,163 with the cloud coming out. 322 00:11:26,207 --> 00:11:27,904 They probably shouldn't still have that up there. 323 00:11:27,948 --> 00:11:29,384 - Huh. - Yeah, so... 324 00:11:29,427 --> 00:11:31,125 Claudia Lankow is the person you're 325 00:11:31,168 --> 00:11:33,780 going to want to impress. SVP of Operations. 326 00:11:33,823 --> 00:11:35,956 She's into dog shows. Breeds pinschers. 327 00:11:35,999 --> 00:11:39,176 - Okay. So I'll work that in? - Ah! 328 00:11:39,220 --> 00:11:41,004 The first ever issue of "Stratus Magazine!" 329 00:11:41,048 --> 00:11:44,181 - Dina, so sorry, I'm just-- I'm trying to save the branch. 330 00:11:44,225 --> 00:11:45,443 - Don't bring me on a safari and then tell me 331 00:11:45,487 --> 00:11:46,836 not to look at the zebras. 332 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:48,185 - Shoot, look, we've got to get in there. 333 00:11:48,229 --> 00:11:49,970 Are you ready for this? You can do this. 334 00:11:50,013 --> 00:11:52,886 - Do you really think so? - I mean, honestly? 335 00:11:52,929 --> 00:11:54,801 It's unlikely. Once they make a decision, 336 00:11:54,844 --> 00:11:56,150 usually an inertia sets in. 337 00:11:56,193 --> 00:11:58,152 But, nothing to lose! 338 00:11:58,195 --> 00:12:00,763 - There are a lot of preconceived notions 339 00:12:00,807 --> 00:12:02,373 of what a union is or isn't, 340 00:12:02,417 --> 00:12:05,246 so I like to start with a little exercise. 341 00:12:05,289 --> 00:12:07,117 When you think of the word "union," 342 00:12:07,161 --> 00:12:11,469 what other words come to mind? 343 00:12:11,513 --> 00:12:15,386 - Me? - Yes. 344 00:12:15,430 --> 00:12:16,736 - Um... 345 00:12:16,779 --> 00:12:18,172 - Just right off the top of your head. 346 00:12:18,215 --> 00:12:20,174 I say union, you think... 347 00:12:20,217 --> 00:12:21,262 - Union. 348 00:12:21,305 --> 00:12:23,264 - Okay. Okay, good. 349 00:12:23,307 --> 00:12:26,310 - Uh, but we've already got that one, so... 350 00:12:26,354 --> 00:12:28,269 - It's okay, Glenn. I would've said union, too. 351 00:12:28,312 --> 00:12:30,401 - You don't have to rub it in. - I wasn't. 352 00:12:30,445 --> 00:12:32,490 - You're such a dick. - I-- 353 00:12:32,534 --> 00:12:34,579 - What else? - Organized crime. 354 00:12:34,623 --> 00:12:36,886 - Crime. Okay, sure. 355 00:12:36,930 --> 00:12:40,672 I guess there is some history of that in the past. 356 00:12:40,716 --> 00:12:42,631 - It also makes me think of the Haymarket Riots 357 00:12:42,674 --> 00:12:44,981 and all the lives that were lost. 358 00:12:45,025 --> 00:12:47,723 - So, riots. - Yeah. 359 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:49,246 - Laughter. - Laughter? 360 00:12:49,290 --> 00:12:51,683 - Yeah, like a laugh riot. 361 00:12:51,727 --> 00:12:53,555 - Oh, okay. So, um... 362 00:12:53,598 --> 00:12:57,298 These should come from union. It's not like a word chain. 363 00:12:57,341 --> 00:12:58,952 - Oh. Okay, pass. 364 00:12:58,995 --> 00:13:01,476 - Benefits. - Benefits, good. 365 00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:03,478 Very good. - Unionization. 366 00:13:03,521 --> 00:13:05,393 - [buzzes] Can't say the word. 367 00:13:05,436 --> 00:13:06,786 - This isn't Taboo. 368 00:13:06,829 --> 00:13:07,961 - Incest. - What? 369 00:13:08,004 --> 00:13:10,615 It's taboo in every culture. 370 00:13:10,659 --> 00:13:12,226 - No, it's just-- - No, it is. 371 00:13:12,269 --> 00:13:14,315 - And the Bible. 372 00:13:14,358 --> 00:13:15,403 - Incest. 373 00:13:15,446 --> 00:13:18,623 - Yes! On the board. 374 00:13:18,667 --> 00:13:21,975 - Nobody at Store 1217 is talking about unionizing. 375 00:13:22,018 --> 00:13:24,847 It is just one single employee 376 00:13:24,891 --> 00:13:26,327 who is-- - An idiot. 377 00:13:26,370 --> 00:13:29,896 A total complete idiot with no redeeming qualities. 378 00:13:29,939 --> 00:13:32,420 - Well, I was gonna say "harmless." 379 00:13:32,463 --> 00:13:33,769 She's harmless. 380 00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:35,902 But idiot also works. - Listen, even if 381 00:13:35,945 --> 00:13:41,298 Ms. Kaluiokalani were to disappear tomorrow-- 382 00:13:41,342 --> 00:13:42,909 - Ooh! Love that. Keep talking. 383 00:13:42,952 --> 00:13:44,301 - Brick and mortar sales are down. 384 00:13:44,345 --> 00:13:46,477 That's not your fault. - No, it's not. 385 00:13:46,521 --> 00:13:49,480 You don't blame the breeder, you blame the handler. 386 00:13:49,524 --> 00:13:50,917 Right, Claudia? 387 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,875 - I don't know. 388 00:13:52,919 --> 00:13:54,311 - Look, it was down to a coin flip 389 00:13:54,355 --> 00:13:55,922 between you guys and the Bel-Ridge store. 390 00:13:55,965 --> 00:13:58,489 - Oh, well close Bel-Ridge. They're awful. 391 00:13:58,533 --> 00:14:00,752 - Yeah, they have a very bad reputation. 392 00:14:00,796 --> 00:14:02,754 - Well, of course you guys are gonna say that. 393 00:14:02,798 --> 00:14:04,060 - No, it's true. 394 00:14:04,104 --> 00:14:05,757 A couple of their employees 395 00:14:05,801 --> 00:14:08,412 actually vandalized our store recently. 396 00:14:08,456 --> 00:14:10,632 - Totally unprovoked. Just ugliness. 397 00:14:10,675 --> 00:14:12,155 - Mm-hmm. - And they're also rude 398 00:14:12,199 --> 00:14:13,678 to the customers. - Very rude. 399 00:14:13,722 --> 00:14:14,810 - Yeah, they've been known to... 400 00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:16,246 shame overweight children. 401 00:14:16,290 --> 00:14:19,293 - And a lot of their employees smoke while they work 402 00:14:19,336 --> 00:14:22,513 so when you walk in it's just a haze of smoke. 403 00:14:22,557 --> 00:14:26,256 - It's like Beijing. - Which is weird, because 404 00:14:26,300 --> 00:14:31,653 a lot of them have outdated views on Chinese people. 405 00:14:31,696 --> 00:14:34,134 [profound silence] 406 00:14:34,177 --> 00:14:37,050 - I'm going to be passing out some union authorization-- 407 00:14:37,093 --> 00:14:40,357 - I-I'll do it. - Sure. 408 00:14:40,401 --> 00:14:42,272 - Sandra is going to be passing out 409 00:14:42,316 --> 00:14:44,796 some union authorization cards. 410 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:45,885 - Can I keep mine in my wallet? 411 00:14:45,928 --> 00:14:47,669 - Oh, sorry. I should clarify 412 00:14:47,712 --> 00:14:50,890 that filling these out is actually the first step 413 00:14:50,933 --> 00:14:53,457 in establishing a union. So after you sign, 414 00:14:53,501 --> 00:14:55,938 I file them with the National Labor Relations Board. 415 00:14:55,982 --> 00:14:57,374 - I'm going to laminate mine. 416 00:14:57,418 --> 00:15:00,856 - Uh, no. Again, I do need those back. 417 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:02,423 - But will we ever see them again? 418 00:15:02,466 --> 00:15:05,556 - You don't n-- 419 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,167 - Yes. You will all see 420 00:15:07,210 --> 00:15:09,560 your cards again at some point. - But no one should feel 421 00:15:09,604 --> 00:15:11,823 like they're being coerced into signing. 422 00:15:11,867 --> 00:15:13,521 - I don't think I'm coercing anyone. 423 00:15:13,564 --> 00:15:17,742 - No, not consciously. But your tone was intimidating. 424 00:15:17,786 --> 00:15:19,962 - What is up with you lately? - Yeah, you used to be 425 00:15:20,006 --> 00:15:22,312 all "rah-rah unions are awesome" and now 426 00:15:22,356 --> 00:15:24,271 it seems like you don't even want to do this anymore. 427 00:15:24,314 --> 00:15:25,750 - Maybe it was because back then 428 00:15:25,794 --> 00:15:27,274 he wasn't sleeping with the manager. 429 00:15:27,317 --> 00:15:29,406 all: Oh! 430 00:15:29,450 --> 00:15:31,887 - Wait, is that true? - Yes, because back then 431 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:33,236 I was the manager. 432 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,586 But I would never cheat on my wife. 433 00:15:35,630 --> 00:15:37,066 And certainly not with Jonah. 434 00:15:37,110 --> 00:15:40,765 I'd do it with her friend Diane. 435 00:15:40,809 --> 00:15:42,637 - I'm saying if you are dating the boss, 436 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,814 well then that explains why you're so anti-labor. 437 00:15:45,857 --> 00:15:47,163 - No! That has nothing to do-- 438 00:15:47,207 --> 00:15:48,599 - Yeah, you can't be pro-labor 439 00:15:48,643 --> 00:15:51,080 when you're having sex with the boss all the time. 440 00:15:51,124 --> 00:15:52,125 all: Oh! 441 00:15:52,168 --> 00:15:53,648 - Guys, I'm not anti-labor, okay? 442 00:15:53,691 --> 00:15:56,694 I'm just saying... 443 00:15:56,738 --> 00:15:59,045 retail is dying. 444 00:15:59,088 --> 00:16:01,003 And we're already being replaced by machines 445 00:16:01,047 --> 00:16:03,788 that can do our jobs better and faster than us. 446 00:16:03,832 --> 00:16:07,227 And-and most of us have no education, 447 00:16:07,270 --> 00:16:10,882 no skills, and are just generally terrible. 448 00:16:10,926 --> 00:16:12,449 No offense. 449 00:16:12,493 --> 00:16:16,627 So maybe we should just be happy with what we've got. 450 00:16:16,671 --> 00:16:18,412 You know? 451 00:16:18,455 --> 00:16:23,330 Because for most of us this is as good as it's ever gonna get. 452 00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:31,077 That said, I'm generally pro-labor. 453 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,731 [phone trilling] 454 00:16:33,775 --> 00:16:35,690 - Could I take a couple pens? 455 00:16:35,733 --> 00:16:39,824 - Sure. 456 00:16:39,868 --> 00:16:42,827 [phone trilling] 457 00:16:42,871 --> 00:16:44,916 [click] - Hello? 458 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,007 - Hi, Laurie, it's Claudia and Dan. 459 00:16:48,050 --> 00:16:49,965 - And Jeff. Sutton! 460 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,141 - And Jeff. - Hey, guys! 461 00:16:52,185 --> 00:16:53,838 What's going on? - Hi, listen. 462 00:16:53,882 --> 00:16:55,231 We're shutting down one of the stores 463 00:16:55,275 --> 00:16:56,798 in your district, and it's between 464 00:16:56,841 --> 00:17:00,062 Bel-Ridge and Ozark Highlands. Do you have any thoughts? 465 00:17:00,106 --> 00:17:02,847 - That's easy. I can't stand the manager at-- 466 00:17:02,891 --> 00:17:04,806 - Oh! 467 00:17:04,849 --> 00:17:06,851 - So sorry! Sorry, hi! 468 00:17:06,895 --> 00:17:09,158 Laurie, it's Amy Sosa. I'm here too. 469 00:17:09,202 --> 00:17:12,118 I-I apologize. I'm just a little bit jittery. 470 00:17:12,161 --> 00:17:15,121 I had five Cokes on my way over here and, uh, 471 00:17:15,164 --> 00:17:18,950 I've tried to kick the habit but I just can't seem to do it. 472 00:17:18,994 --> 00:17:22,693 I'm a Coke fiend. - That's... fine. 473 00:17:22,737 --> 00:17:25,435 - Laurie, you were saying? 474 00:17:25,479 --> 00:17:26,871 - [inhales] Bel-Ridge. 475 00:17:26,915 --> 00:17:28,830 I would close Bel-Ridge. - Oh. 476 00:17:28,873 --> 00:17:30,658 Okay, thank you. Very helpful. 477 00:17:30,701 --> 00:17:33,182 - Thank you so much, Laurie! Bye! 478 00:17:35,010 --> 00:17:37,360 Well, there you have it. 479 00:17:37,404 --> 00:17:41,364 - So going forward do we talk once a day or twice a day? 480 00:17:41,408 --> 00:17:43,192 - Oh, let's just see how it goes. 481 00:17:43,236 --> 00:17:46,413 - Great. So should we meet for breakfast in the morning? 482 00:17:46,456 --> 00:17:49,590 - It doesn't look like the union's going to happen, huh? 483 00:17:49,633 --> 00:17:54,203 - Um, I don't know. Maybe not now, but... 484 00:17:54,247 --> 00:17:55,944 hopefully some time down the line. 485 00:17:55,987 --> 00:17:59,121 - Yeah. It's too bad. 486 00:17:59,165 --> 00:18:03,691 In my 30 years here, this is the closest we ever got. 487 00:18:03,734 --> 00:18:05,084 - [yawns] 488 00:18:05,127 --> 00:18:07,129 All right, got a long drive ahead of me. 489 00:18:07,173 --> 00:18:12,091 See you tomorrow. - Night, Marcus. 490 00:18:12,134 --> 00:18:15,094 [playful music] 491 00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:17,444 ♪ 492 00:18:19,576 --> 00:18:20,795 . 493 00:18:20,838 --> 00:18:23,145 - The hand dryers in the seventh floor ladies room 494 00:18:23,189 --> 00:18:25,147 are deafening. It's like a jet taking off. 495 00:18:25,191 --> 00:18:27,018 If you're ever at corporate do yourself a favor. 496 00:18:27,062 --> 00:18:28,846 - Did you see those business ladies 497 00:18:28,890 --> 00:18:30,935 who wear skirts and sneakers at the same time? 498 00:18:30,979 --> 00:18:33,721 - No, they change into pumps at the office. 499 00:18:33,764 --> 00:18:36,158 The sneakers are for running into the street yelling, 500 00:18:36,202 --> 00:18:37,333 "Taxi!" 501 00:18:37,377 --> 00:18:38,595 - Oh. 502 00:18:38,639 --> 00:18:40,162 - Oh, can I have one of these pens? 503 00:18:40,206 --> 00:18:44,558 - Absolutely not. 504 00:18:44,601 --> 00:18:47,082 These are my pens. 505 00:18:53,001 --> 00:18:55,786 - So, how's baby Rose doing? Any new teeth coming in? 506 00:18:55,830 --> 00:18:59,312 - Why, so you can pluck them out with your pliers? 507 00:18:59,355 --> 00:19:00,922 Stay away from my daughter. 508 00:19:00,965 --> 00:19:02,619 - Come on. Look, I do one bad thing? 509 00:19:02,663 --> 00:19:03,838 That doesn't negate all the good things 510 00:19:03,881 --> 00:19:05,144 I've done in my life. 511 00:19:05,187 --> 00:19:06,841 - Name one good thing that you've done. 512 00:19:06,884 --> 00:19:08,625 - I don't know. A lot of stuff. 513 00:19:08,669 --> 00:19:10,410 I mean, how do you define "good"? 514 00:19:10,453 --> 00:19:11,846 What's a good thing you've done? 515 00:19:11,889 --> 00:19:14,501 - I donated one of my kidneys to a total stranger. 516 00:19:14,544 --> 00:19:16,198 - Okay, yeah. All right. 517 00:19:16,242 --> 00:19:18,113 Well, sure. That's good. 518 00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:20,289 I mean you did that, like, anonymously? 519 00:19:20,333 --> 00:19:21,986 - Of course, anonymously. 520 00:19:22,030 --> 00:19:26,382 Good people don't need credit when they do good things. 521 00:19:26,426 --> 00:19:28,428 - Well... 522 00:19:28,471 --> 00:19:29,820 Me too. 523 00:19:29,864 --> 00:19:33,128 I've done a lot of anonymous stuff too. 524 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:34,260 - Yeah, right. 525 00:19:36,131 --> 00:19:38,046 Have you? 526 00:19:38,089 --> 00:19:40,527 - Shh. 527 00:19:40,570 --> 00:19:42,877 - You little devil. 528 00:19:48,448 --> 00:19:50,406 [line trilling] 529 00:19:50,450 --> 00:19:53,888 Jerusha, I told the kidney lie again. 530 00:19:53,931 --> 00:19:56,020 - And then I had to sit in the lobby for 20 minutes 531 00:19:56,064 --> 00:19:57,674 while Dina had sex with the waiter 532 00:19:57,718 --> 00:19:58,980 from Michael Jordan's Steak House. 533 00:19:59,023 --> 00:20:01,069 That sounds like quite an adventure. 534 00:20:01,112 --> 00:20:03,027 - So, tell me more about the meeting. 535 00:20:03,071 --> 00:20:04,420 - I already told you everything. 536 00:20:04,464 --> 00:20:05,682 I did what I could. 537 00:20:05,726 --> 00:20:07,075 - No, but like, tell me more. 538 00:20:07,118 --> 00:20:08,903 Like, like, who was the most into it? 539 00:20:08,946 --> 00:20:10,731 - What, like you want, like, names? 540 00:20:10,774 --> 00:20:13,299 - Yeah. So I can keep an eye on them. 541 00:20:13,342 --> 00:20:14,735 - I'm not going to tell you that. 542 00:20:14,778 --> 00:20:17,694 - Jonah, why are you being so weird about this? 543 00:20:17,738 --> 00:20:18,956 - Me? You're the one who said 544 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,002 to keep the union thing under control, 545 00:20:21,045 --> 00:20:22,569 and now you want me to give you names? 546 00:20:22,612 --> 00:20:23,961 Who are you? 547 00:20:24,005 --> 00:20:25,659 - I'm trying to save everybody their jobs. 548 00:20:25,702 --> 00:20:27,748 - You're trying to save somebody's job. 549 00:20:30,751 --> 00:20:33,406 - That's not fair. 550 00:20:33,449 --> 00:20:34,929 - I'm sorry. I jus--it just-- 551 00:20:34,972 --> 00:20:37,671 There was actually some momentum to finally 552 00:20:37,714 --> 00:20:40,282 get this thing done, and I-- 553 00:20:43,546 --> 00:20:44,982 I'm sorry. 554 00:20:47,594 --> 00:20:48,812 Welcome back. 555 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,557 - And the first ten employees who sign these cards 556 00:20:54,601 --> 00:20:56,733 get to be a part of "Sandra's Angels." 557 00:20:56,777 --> 00:20:58,779 It's a club that meets at my house 558 00:20:58,822 --> 00:21:00,476 to watch TV and eat sliders. 559 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,478 - Hey. 560 00:21:02,522 --> 00:21:03,784 I'm in. 561 00:21:05,699 --> 00:21:07,004 Let's do this. 562 00:21:09,616 --> 00:21:11,922 - Thank you! 563 00:21:11,966 --> 00:21:14,142 Is your mobile also your home phone? 564 00:21:14,185 --> 00:21:19,103 I need to know if your mobile's also your home phone! 565 00:21:19,147 --> 00:21:20,279 Jonah!