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you told me about?

I 'm actually here

with the Janitors Union.

-May I come in for asecond?

-Yeah, sure.

Thanks.

Sam, are you any good

with electric fans?

No. You actually

don 't want me to touch that.

-This is Luis.

-Hi, Luis.

-Please, have a seat.

-Thanks.

You want money, huh?

More money than you ever imagined.

You know what this is?

-Let me see.

-Wait.

-This is a check stub.

-Exactly. How much is it an hour?

-US$ 8,50.

-US$ 8,50?

-What 's the date?

-December 22, 1982.

That 's 17 years ago.

Seventeen years ago...

that cleaner earned US$ 8,50,

plus health...

plus sick pay, plus holidays.

Today, Los Angeles, 1999...

you don 't have a Union deal,

you get US$ 5,75...

plus nothing.

Over the past 20 years they 've taken

billions of dollars from the poor.

Billions! Okay??

We 're gonna get that back.

Not millions,

billions of dollars! Billions!

You think I 'm nuts,

think I 'm kidding?

-I think you 're cute.

-You and what army...

is gonna get this

money back, pal?

Let me ask you something:

does Rosa ever work late?

No, she can 't. She plays golf.

Does she get overtime?

Are you out on a weekend pass

from the nut house?

Health care, dental care.

Not just for her,

for the whole family.

Listen. Let 's just say

one of your kids get sick.

-Or Rosa.

-Dad is sick.

-What??

-Dad is sick.

He needs an operation soon, or else

he will get worse. Much worse.

-What 's wrong??

-Diabetic. His eyes are really bad.

-Look, that 's my problem.

-Bullshit, come on.

-Watch your mouth.

-No offense.

You're ill, alright?

The kids are losing up. It 's all

because of these f***ing bastards.

These bastards at Angel do not

wanna pay health insurance.

-How much the sugar kits cost?? 300?

-He ran out of test strips too.

-lf Rosa had this health care...

-lf, if, if...

-lf I hear this word once more...

-Listen to me.

-He would get treatment by now.

-lt doesn 't have to be "if"!

In the Union buildings downtown,

every janitor has health care.

Don 't take my word for it,

go talk to them.

Go down there and talk to them.

I think that 's a great idea.

Would you do that?

-I don't think so.

-Why not?

If you get together with them,

they'll tell you how they did it.

Step by step.

And if the company finds out,

they're out, right?

-You stall with a few you can trust.

-I trust nobody.

-You go to a safe place...

-One mistake, I 'm in a black list.

Do you have any ideawhat

those bastards are like?

-There 's a chance.

-There 's every chance...

you can get fired. I 've seen it

before. Don 't give me any sh*t here.

What are you going to do?

Pay the rent, feed my kids?

And you?? You 'd better keep

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