The Real Norma Rae Passed
The real Norma Rae died last week. Chrystal Lee Sutton worked in a North Carolina textile mill when she started trying to organize a union at the plant due to the low wages and poor working conditions., She was fired and forcibly evicted from the plant. As she was being taken away by the police, she stood up on a work table and held a sign that said "Union." She slowly turned around so everyone could see the sign. Just like in the movie. Her co-workers stopped working, cut off their machines and gave her the victory sign. All of a sudden, the plant became very quiet.
A few years later, a court ordered that she be awarded lost pay and reinstated back to her old job. A few more years later, the movie "Norma Rae" was made and now her story is history......
