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You mean a strike?

Yeah, yeah.

And they want me to lead it.

The other night at the meeting you should've

heard them cheer me

and did I get a hand when I stepped up

on the platform.

What did Brains say?

He don't know anything about it.

We ain't told him yet.

Brains ain't the big shot in the union

no more.

The guys are licking him out

and electing me their leader.

But, Dutch, Brains is such a swell guy.

Sure he's a swell guy...

he's the greatest guy I've ever known,

but he's too old, he's too soft.

What they need is somebody with nerve.

What they gotta have is a guy who's a

natural born leader, like me.

But if you go on strike

how are we gonna pay for all this?

Because we'll have more dough,

we'll win.

Against Nick?

Yeah. Why not?

He's got enough dough to hold out

for years.

Not against what I'll cook up for him.

He's got swell lawyers...

And I'm dumb, is that it?

I didn't say that.

Then you're afraid I can't take care of you,

is that it?

If that's all I wanted

I would have married Nick.

What's sticking in your crawl?

I don't want you to be a mug and go

lose your job.

I can't lose my job.

Well, Why can't you?

Because I quit today.

Yeah.

We're all walking out on Nick tomorrow.

We're tying up the whole fleet.

Nice goin'.

Oh, now, don't tell me you're sore.

Sore, why should I be sore when you call

a strike in honor of our wedding?

Aw, come on, squirt.

Don't worry about the strike.

Let me worry about it.

It's my business.

You just look after your wifely duties.

Take off your gloves, Mrs. Muller, and stay awhile.

Stay in line, one portion apiece.

Extra! Extra! Scab fleet brings in tuna.

Extra! Extra!

Scab!

Scab!

Oh, no. You gotta have Nick,

but Nick no gotta have you.

Listen, Nick, those scabs ain't fishermen.

Fifty percent of the load of tuna

is spoiled already

because they don't know how to pack 'em

in ice after they catch 'em.

You think so, eh, Brains?

You need the men.

They're real fishermen.

You never lost a pound of tuna

out of the catchers yet.

Well, maybe there is something

to what you say, Brains.

Nick, he always like to play fair.

You and me talk percentage

and maybe I put men back to work.

Hey, listen, you wanna talk percentage

with anybody talk it with me.

I'm the guy that's running the union.

And you keep out of this, Brains.

I don't care whether you're running the union

or not. Our families are starving.

Brains, you wanna talk deal for men

with me, it's okay.

But you and me fix, not Muller.

Oh, you won't deal with me, huh?

Listen, Dutch, forget that, will ya?

If Nick wants to talk to me about settling,

let him. I can handle it.

Oh, no, you won't.

Yes, I will, Dutch. It's for the men.

All right, I'll show you how much you will.

I'm gonna call a meeting right now.

This thing is gonna be run like I say.

Wait, men, wait. Listen to me.

Sit down, Brains, I'm runnin' this union.

Then run it right. Play fair with the men.

Have you told them Nick Louis

wants to take us back?

Shut up, I'll tell them what I want.

Nobody's tellin' me what to do.

I think for myself.

Aw, shut up, Dutch. You're in the wrong.

Pipe down, we wanna talk this thing out.

None of you got a right to think.

I'm thinkin' for ya.

Get out Muller. Brains is right.

I vote for a new leader.

I nominate Brains McCall.

Those in favor yell Aye!

I don't want none of ya.

I'm walking out for good.

Here, take this bed, Mat.

There you are.

Get in those tables.

They got a lot of nerve taking our stuff.

It's the last time I'll buy anything

from that installment outfit.

Sorry, gotta have this chair.

Hey get your mitts off my fur piece.

That ain't paid for neither.

Hey, stop the car.

Hey.

How much is she doing that fox's piece?

I don't know, it ain't my department.

Well you tell the Great Western for

to send it to me right away with the bill.

Nick Louis.

All right, Mr. Louis.

Thank you.

Hey, scram.

Well, you're in a fine pickle now.

Yeah.

What made you shoot off your mouth

like that at the meeting, Dutch?

I was hoping you'd stop him, Hat.

How could I stop him?

What are you talking about?

You know what I'm talking about.

I seen you there at the window.

Oh, so you were snoopin', huh?

Why did you make believe you wasn't there?

Why was you lyin' for?

I didn't wanna hurt you.

Didn't wanna hurt me?

You talk as if they licked me.

I walked out on them, now get that straight.

I didn't say you didn't.

Yeah, you walked out

and the hell of the door opened.

Yes, just about the size of it.

You shut up, Pete.

Dutch only done what he thought

was right.

We all make mistakes,

like Lil when she married you.

What do you mean, I made a mistake?

Listen, you for-eyed sap, don't try

to make a mug out of me.

Got to take your chair.

Well, it don't look like you

was gonna be very comfortable here.

We can always make room for you

in our shack.

What kind of a crack is that,

you old souse bag?

Don't you talk to my father like that.

Oh, shut up.

What did you come here for, anyway?

We was goin' to the zoo,

but this was nearer.

Cut it, cut it out.

Oh, hello, Frank.

Well, I'd like to talk to Hattie and Dutch

alone a couple of minutes.

Oh, of course, if we ain't in water.

Come on, children.

We'll be over to see you later.

We will not!

Look, Dutch, what's the use

of gettin' sore?

What's done is done,

and you ain't the kind to squawk.

I've been talking it over with the boys

and they're willing to forget the whole business.

They want you to keep your union card

and stick with them.

Ain't that nice of them.

You can't get along without the union.

Come on, take the bitter with the sweet.

Don't make it so hard for yourself.

Come on back to work with us.

Sure, you want me to crawl,

don't you.

Well I ain't no yellow snake

like the rest of you.

Don't talk like that, Dutch.

I'm a guy that calls a shovel a shovel.

Yeah? Well you get it wrong with the union

and you'll see what you'll be doing

with a shovel.

That's my business.

It's my business, too. If you listened to Brains...

How can I listen to anybody

with you poppin' off your face?

Sorry to bust in on you, sorry to bust in,

but I got a present, I got a present for Mrs. Muller.

A present, from Nick Louis...

from Nick Louis.

It's all paid for... it's all paid for.

Get outta here!

Get outta here before I break your neck.

I'm goin', I'm goin'.

How do you like that?

Makin' a play for Hattie. That's the guy

you want me to work for.

Where are you going?

Where do you think I'm going?

I'm gonna bust him wide open.

Nick don't mean nothing to me,

you know that.

Cool down now, Dutch. A smart guy knows

when the game is over.

You're coming back to work with us.

Back to work, back to work...

Are you still peddlin' them fish?

I got bigger things in mind.

You got a screw loose, that's what you got.

Is that so, well get this.

I'm out of the union for good.

Fred's gang wants me to be

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