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...because every one of them

deserves protection under the law.

Doesn't a class actually require

more than one plaintiff?

This complaint was filed

on behalf of one Josey Aimes.

The key word being "one."

By comparison, we have affidavits

from 13 women...

...all stating there have been

no incidents of abuse...

That is not true.

Hey.

Sit down.

- It's not true.

- Sit down.

Your Honor, are you as confused

as we are?

I don't think Miss Conlin is supposed

to be waving around a pile of paper...

...without letting us see it first, is she?

- No, she's not. Miss Conlin.

- They'll be submitted to the court today.

It doesn't matter what kind of document

they've been intimidated into signing...

- Give me a break.

- Please.

- Get me three plaintiffs.

- Your Honor, please.

Counselor, if those affidavits are legitimate,

you shouldn't have an objection.

I'll continue to hear evidence

on Aimes v. Pearson, et al.

If you find three plaintiffs with similar

grievances, I'll give you your class action.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Okay, then, here we go.

We'll just hold it against your throat.

Push the button.

Push the button.

- There you go. Give it a try now.

- Glory.

Ms. Dodge?

My name is Leslie Conlin. I'm an attorney.

I represent Pearson Taconite and Steel.

We know who you are.

What do you want?

The other women have signed

these affidavits on behalf of the mine.

I brought one for you to look at.

Get the hell out of here.

- I said, get out.

- You should be ashamed of yourself.

She's not represented by counsel.

I have the right...

She's represented by me.

I'll have to ask you to leave.

As long as you're alive,

you can be subpoenaed.

- Why, you...!

- F*** you.

B*tch.

You keep this crap away from us,

you understand?

Glory.

The reason I'm here

is to ask you to reconsider.

Jesus, are you f***ing kidding?

It's not your decision, Kyle. It's hers.

Glory, you know all this is not just

about Josey. This affects everybody.

She already decided.

You think I don't want to

stick it up their asses?

- Then why don't you do it?

- And what if we lost?

And I had to go back to that mine

every day and face those sons of b*tches?

No way.

Who else you got so far?

Lt'd just be you and me.

Are you crazy?

You know what they did to me.

No way, man.

I got my own problems.

Hey, Mama. You okay?

If she gets any other women, they'll

get their class and you'll lose this case.

Leslie, why do you think I hired you?

Because you're the smartest lawyer

I could find?

No. I hired you because you were

the smartest woman lawyer I could find.

But if you're getting soft,

I need to know now.

I'm not soft.

- But I am pragmatic.

- Do the Minnesota Vikings...

...have to put a girl in at quarterback?

Of course not.

Some things are for men

and some things are for women.

- Mining is men's work.

- Like lawyering.

See, a man would never

say something like that.

Women take everything too personally.

You're gonna take it personally

if she wins.

First of all, you're not insured

for punitive damages.

Plus, a loss here will change

the way you run your business.

Porta-Johns will be a blip on the radar.

There'll be paid leave for pregnancies.

Lawyers to draft sexual-harassment policy.

Not to mention

that you will have helped establish...

...a legal precedent that will affect

every single company in America...

...including the Minnesota Vikings.

- Except she's not going to win.

This woman is a single welfare mother

with two kids out of wedlock...

...a sordid sexual history...

- We don't know if that's true.

Send him in, please.

Mr. Sharp.

Would you share with Miss Conlin

what you told me today?

Mom?

Everything all right?

How are you and the kids supposed to eat

if you don't have a job?

I'm your mother, Josey.

I haven't always been

the best at it, I know.

But I'm here.

You give away my hard-earned money,

then you toss your shoulders at me?

I didn't give it away.

- I gave it to Josey.

- I work hard for that money, Alice.

Oh, and I don't?

Maybe I should charge you

for every load of laundry.

She said Bobby Sharp

attacked her at the mine.

- Not the story I heard.

- There's only one story, Hank.

- Your daughter's.

- Those girls are just asking for trouble.

Oh, are you saying Josey asked for it?

I'm saying I had to find some sandpaper

for the bathroom wall the other day.

Stuff was scratched right into the metal.

- What's going on up there?

- They don't belong.

- They never did, and you know it.

- I know she's our daughter.

Our daughter's brought nothing

but shame on this family.

And I'm so goddamn sick of her!

She had a baby, Henry.

She didn't rob a bank.

Alice.

- Is Hank with you?

- No.

He's not.

I need a room, Tom.

You know, I can't help it

if she wants to get into my pants.

Oh, Jesus.

You okay?

I never did anything to this b*tch.

That's right.

Now she wants to sue all of us?

You know what a class action is,

don't you?

It means it's all of them

against all of us!

That's right, this b*tch wants to take...

...every single swinging dick

in this room to court.

Now, the other women have shown us

something here in the past few months.

Telling the truth for a change.

How about you? How about that, huh?

Who knew? Who knew?

How about you, ladies?

I just hope nobody's thinking

of breaking the ranks.

Okay, that's it, let's go.

Okay.

We all thank Mr. Sharp and the others

for their enthusiastic comments.

Before we take the oath, are there other

brothers who want a turn at the gavel?

Yeah, I'd like a turn at the gavel.

Oh, she's really lost it now.

Get the f*** out of here!

- Get your ass home!

- I asked if any brothers would like to speak.

Bylaws say no meeting can adjourn if

a member wants to speak his or her mind.

I got your gavel right here, b*tch!

I am s...

I'm still a member of this union.

- Come on. Come on!

- Well?

- Say it!

- Yeah!

- My... My name is Josey Aimes, and...

- Hey, Josey!

Show us your tits!

Don't look at me, Hank!

I'm not the one can't control his family.

Listen... No. Rules say she gets to talk.

You can have the gavel next,

but right now she's got it.

- I'll take it next and...

- All right, but she's got it!

She's got it.

- Can't hear you.

- I can't hear you.

My father never wanted me to work here.

- That's right.

- Sit on this and talk.

Pretty much stopped talking to me

because of it.

Some of you here think

I wanna shut down the mine.

Don't worry, sweetheart,

we won't let it happen!

I don't wanna shut down the mine.

I just wanna go to work

like everyone else.

Get paid end of the week,

feed my kids, and hell...

...maybe now and then have enough

for a beer at Tee-Gees Saturday night.

And not a woman in that back row

don't know what I'm talking about.

You all know what's been done.

- Time's up!

- We need these jobs.

And it's not gonna stop

until we say stop!

- Three-minute rule!

- There's no three-minute rule!

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