Mister Mangler had thought he was clever. He'd beat the henchman union, hiring foreign workers as scabs. Not illegals, he was very careful about keeping above board on that front. He even personally helped a few fill out their paperwork.

Carlos Sanchez Rivera was not one of those. He actually was already a citizen, and only took the job to hang out with his friends. Mangler had seen the boy's mother once when Carlos's car was in the shop, and she gave him a ride to work. He'd bought her tamales through Carlos, and the kid loved to tell stories about and what an inspiration she was to him. She'd come over from Cuba (or maybe Puerto Rico, Mangler had honestly just been waiting for Carlos to stop talking already at the time) and made her way as a single mom, working three jobs and somehow finding time to make Carlos see how much she cared for him.

Unfortunately for Mister Mangler, she had the time to do so right now. From what he had gathered, she'd Googled the union rates, and realized Mangler was under paying his men considerably. Hey, he got them good insurance (so did the union, of course). She had called first and got one of the phone reps, who had failed to calm her, and may have even egged her on, likely wanting a raise as well.

Mangler had laughed as she came in, waiving a sandal. He had laughed in his ignorance. All the times he had called people fools, and here he was, greatest fool of them all. His face and arms bloody and bruised, and his ego in similar condition, he had given a raise to Carlos, the workers present in the room, and those in the call center before she finally let him stand. He was actually thankful his Spanish was mediocre, based on the things he'd understood during her tirade. After he stood, she negotiated raises for his entire staff as he wiped tears, snot, and blood of his face. She actually accepted lower than union rates for the non-citizens, though she called him something that got a few gasps, but he would be paying Carlos union rates or higher, going forward. And he would have trouble sleeping without nightmares for the next few months.