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Act 1 | Act 2
The arduous task of daily laundry in Zinctown |
Ramon narrowly escapes injury in a mine accident |
Esperanza laments the harsh working conditions they all endure |
Men at the cantina: "We can't go on living this way . . . let's go on strike . . ." |
"Don't forget the sanitation issue!" |
Mrs. Salazar reminds Ramon it's Esperanza's Saint's Day |
Ramon & Esperanza sing joyfully to their unborn child |
"We wait for you, we welcome you, we live for you." |
Forced to strike over mine safety, Ramon & Salvador argue |
Salvador asks compassion for being a scab, citing the rigors of the strike |
Forbidden by an injunction to picket, the men argue strategy at a union meeting |
The women propose that they do the picketing while the men take over the house work |
"Women on the picket line, it's a ridiculous idea!" |
By a vote of the whole community, women and men, the women take over the strike |
"Daughters, wives, abuelas, we stood our ground." |
Act 1 | Act 2
