04x22 - The Strike

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watch this Vicki

pretty good huh pretty good watch this

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pretty good huh big deal any robot can

do that Vicki come down from there

before you fall on your plastic little

robot Jamie I thought I told you to

finish your chores before you started to

play I'm gonna clean up this yard I

can't clean the yard mom the broom is

not here I was drawn Vicki how to throw

a javelin well if anybody knows how to

throw it it's you get to work can I help

no but when I'm done I'll give you the

broom to fly home on you're certainly a

grumpy bear which I find very attractive

in a man

the grumpy bear hates doing chores who

doesn't what parents do all the bossing

around us kids do all the dirty work

nothing but cheap labor when I complain

my mom sent each my broom announced

dinner that's terrible not really such

an awful cook sending me to my room

without dinner was my idea

all right he'll be different when you

and I are married Jamie I'll be the best

mom and dad on earth Harriet

if you and I ever get married it'll be

because we're the last mom and dad on

earth

sorry bad day huh how can you tell I

kiss on the cheek usually means a bad

day at work or garlic toast at lunch

well our unions got a new contract

coming up and the guy's a United

robotronic have chosen me to represent

them at the bargaining table starting

tomorrow yeah the bad news is management

is being represented by our slimy

pea-brain neighbor

Brandon brindle what do you want Brandon

whoa you had garlic toast for lunch

boy I just want you to know up front

there's no hard feelings

just because I'm gonna crush you

tomorrow at the bargaining table doesn't

mean we can't be friends well of course

not Brandon there are much better

reasons why we can't be friends oh it

would be so embarrassing to see you

sitting there sniffling begging I've

seen that pathetic side of you but the

others haven't I just can't believe that

management pick that ninny to represent

them oh honey I'm sure you'll handle one

just fine I've been looking for an

exercise to use in my class for American

government and what is more American

than a labor union well that solves your

problem but what about my problem with

Brandon I mean how am I supposed to

negotiate a raise with a man who is so

cheap his guest bathroom has a pay

toilet

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oh the whole point of a labor union is

for workers to have an organization that

speaks for them as a whole then they can

go to management and bargain to improve

working conditions so tomorrow I'll be

the management in our exercise and you

will be the labor union and we'll

negotiate yes Jamie what are we gonna

negotiate I thought the class could

decide on some things that they feel

would make their lives better here at

school I mean serious things all right

oh and you also need to pick someone to

represent all of you at the bargaining

table attention please fellow union

members if you really want to stick it

to the management I nominate a man to

negotiate for you who's intelligent

fearless and a great-looking jock I

nominate me

if anybody knows how to throw it it's

Jamie

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hi oh did you make its negotiating team

yeah they trust us tomorrow will really

stick it to management

well how about you two negotiating

yourself into the kitchen sitting the

table for dinner huh

hey make a note of that Vicky management

trying to bribe labor with kisses no

kisses from management management it's

okay to kiss me

how did the negotiations go with Brandon

terrible frustrated the worst my my

you're certainly grumpy bear

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which I find very attractive in a man

well it went pretty much as I expected I

presented our demands and Brandon staff

they're breaking pencils with his teeth

so I tried to slip in a metal letter

opener some of your bargaining points

I'm doing a little research from my

class Oh while we're asking for a 10%

pay hike a 3% increase in profit sharing

and a better health and dental plan

what did Brandon say to all that well in

his own mature way he said oh no you

don't you've got your after-school

chores to do get into the kitchen looks

like management's sticking it to us

Oh Joanie will you put out a pretty good

show today Jenny I almost caught myself

listening once Brandon I know you were

listening because I heard my words

echoing in that Grand Canyon between

your ears finally listen Teddy play ball

with me in these negotiations and one of

these days you'll be management no

listen just accept what I have to offer

we'll get everything over quickly he'll

be here oh oh well I think it'd go just

as quickly if you accepted everything I

had to offer then you'd be a hero not a

bright one but a hero

yeah never thought of it like that well

when you put it that way just let me say

this speaking for management well you

have to admit he's eloquent labour says

dinners in the oven Thank You Vicky well

Brandon better shape up or we'll put up

a fight that he'll never forget we're

gonna stand firm and United and if he

tries to push us against the wall we

will strike and if he thinks I'm kidding

he can go suck canal water

when I'm through with him he's going to

be eating crow you feel better now know

what's for dinner Viki stuffed cabbage

but if you want I can go stuff a crow

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please be seated with the negotiating

team come to the bargaining table as

labour completed list of its demands yes

ma'am

and remember in negotiating with that

cute little bundle from heaven you used

to burp thank you meet our demands

Labor's demands are as follows we want a

longer lunch period at candy machine in

the classroom free mergency energy

purposes a 48-hour warning before any

surprise quizzes and no term paper

longer than five pages make that two

pages while we're in school

that class settle down I've only

instructed you that one of these to be

serious demands for this exercise not

frivolous things not frivolous

what's frivolous frivolous is an

adjective meaning silly is management

telling labor that pets aren't important

to kids well I really don't think that

dogs have daycare centers for their kids

why can't we have them for our pets at

school that's enough management has no

intention of giving in to these demands

what is Labour's reply Labour's reply is

that you're speaking for your entire

Union Union it's obvious that labor is

not intending to negotiate seriously the

meeting is adjourned

you may return to your seats if

management thinks labour won't put up a

fight the manage making dose up canal

water

whoa put up a fight management we'll

never forget yeah we're gonna stand firm

and United and if they try to push us to

the wall

we'll strike Lee Iacocca handle this

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I am home here who my player leash I

could have seen home all day for all the

good I did at the negotiating table was

Brandon brindle still being stubborn

completely he is so infuriating when I

asked for a 10% wage increase in a

decent dental plan he countered with a

10% cut and a reminder to floss between

meals what are you gonna do about it

I'll show you human strike didn't have

any choice

it was either walk out and strangled a

company or stay in the room and strangle

Brandon sure you made the right choice

well at least you're not the only one

there's a strike at my school today too

the teachers went out on strike not the

teachers my students Oh cutie now you

wanted to teach them about labor unions

what's the sign for oh my company's on

strike I've got to go pick at the plant

tomorrow one strike to dad management

Kingo stuff crow that's carrying things

a little bit too far I mean I don't

think kids should be striking at school

you listen to your father but I'm with

you in principle but not when he's wrong

the right to strike is one of the

building blocks of a free society and

it's a free society that's made me what

I am today

unemployed

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I'm glad you feel that way dad cuz I

won't down some things thinking I would

like to negotiate with your mom what do

you mean well we do the chores around

here so that makes us labor you give the

orders that makes you management's Vicky

meet our demands believe it labor

demands an extra hour of TV every night

a modest $5 a week graze and allowance

no more broccoli that's it short and

sweet well I'm afraid we can't let you

stay up an extra hour you wasn't gonna

press for school yeah and as for your

allowance you already get enough to

cover your basic needs video games comic

books and Slurpees well I'm at the

broccoli issue probably's nutritious

it's good for you it's yucky I'm with

her

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sorry snowing all three demands okay

negotiate with labor then labor has only

one thing to say what's that

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I think that's self-explanatory we're on

strike

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all right you made your point come to

the classroom it's over these ain't

ain't over till the fat lady sings

I'm a nerd kids come into the classroom

it's management ready to negotiate mrs.

Lawson

I told you I'm not gonna discuss your

silly demands but it's not fair you said

you wanted us to learn about unions and

bargaining and all that stuff didn't you

well yeah if you won't let us do what

you're trying to teach us no top we walk

mrs. Lawson I realized I'm only the

principal of this school but may I ask

why your class is speaking in the hall

what is that being too pushy mr. Bryant

is hard to say give it a shot

they're on strike strike can we talk

miss Lawson this better be good if you

recall mr. Bryant I cleared this class

assignment with you on labor union yes

but I don't recall give you my approval

for strike that was their own idea

mr. Bryant I I know this is a little

extreme but I think they're about to

learn an important lesson here well I

would really appreciate it if you just

let me play this out a little longer

well okay thank you mr. Bryant how would

you get them back into the classroom

before the whole school joins them and

we end up on 60 minutes

boys and girls we please come into the

classroom management is ready to

negotiate your demands yes come on in

Vicky it's over I ain't stopping till

the fat lady sings

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honey it was so hot out there my feet

feel like baked potatoes oh great and

some sour cream and chives for my feet

so how's your strike going oh I'm

thrilled to say that it was all settled

and general compromising though the kids

wanted to have a daycare center for

their pets hmm would you work out I said

no but they could have a pet show once a

month and then I would donate the papers

to cover the floors boy a great

negotiator honey I should try that with

Brandon now I'd never used a newspaper

rough day on the picket line

randon if you're not talking to me at

work I'm not talking to you at home now

Teddy Teddy don't Teddy Teddy Teddy

Miele

I'm not talking to you your fault yeah

well how about hitting the road jerk we

call you a jerk you toad okay you're not

a jerk you're a jackass why you want

that's an insult

yeah out of a jackass I'm your boss I

could call you anything I want

you had nothing a great job boss over

nothing what's going on here Jack has

told the toad to strike as a tight spot

so the picket foretold the jerk to hit

the road if you wanted to go outside and

play with Jamie while I talk to the

animals I felt terrible sitting up there

in my office all air-conditioned and

cool raking in the big bucks

Teddy's out on a hot brick starving to

death I never knew you cared that much

about Ted I don't but who wants to live

next to starving people it drives down

the property values

let me remind you of something before

you go big heart whatever happens to me

happens to you too if I starve you

starve to fine fine I starve - just what

I said

if Labour is out of work then management

has no one to manage you'll starve to

death with the rest of us peasants what

are you kids doing picketing out here

well we didn't want to pick it in the

front and embarrass you with the

neighbors what are you picketing for cuz

I wanna negotiate my chores and

allowance like they're doing forget it

I'm your father I'm telling you right

now knock it off okay and your daughter

and I'm telling mother where you pinched

a cleaning lady

I tell you what why don't we negotiate

this over a beat see you later Teddy we

can finish our negotiations tomorrow

they're only about money dad okay let's

go inside and work things out Joanie

while we're hammering out our new

contract would you make us something to

nibble on always the one to get the

refreshments cuz you're a mom that's

your job for which I'm overworked and

not paid and I'm tired of being taken

for granted around here the kitchen's on

strike what you'll have to negotiate any

other room in the house

Tony come on let's be reasonable here

wonder what dad's gonna do now that

mom's mad at him he can pinch the

cleaning lady

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