Released March 2nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Alabama.
Based on truths.
The story : It is Summer of 1978 in a small Southern Baptist town.
Everyone in town works at the O.P. Henley Textile Factory , but work is hard for very little money.
Norma Rae , a young women with two young children living with her parents meets Reuben Warshowsky , a labor organizer.
Reuben has come to Norma Rae's small town to convince the people working at O.P. Henley that they should be members of the Textile Union.
After helping Norma Rae in a tough time , Reuben gets her attention.
He convinces Norma Rae that the Union is the way to go , even if everyone is scared of what could happen.
The two get together and work hard to convince the O.P. Henley employees that they must become Union members or their working conditions will never get any better.
Stars Sally Field , Vernon Wichard , Barbara Baxley , Ron Liebman , Morgan Paul , Gail Strickland , Beau Bridges , John Calvin , Robert Broyles , James Luisi , Vernon Weddle , Bob Minor
Directed by Martin Ritt
Rated PG
DRAMA/HISTORY
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