Characters
- Sid Sorokin, the handsome new factory superintendent who falls in love with Babe, despite their being on opposite sides of the labor dispute central to the plot.
- Catherine "Babe" Williams, the leader of the Union Grievance Committee, who in turn falls in love with Sid.
- Myron "Old Man" Hasler, the strict head of the pajama factory who keeps a secret.
- Gladys Hotchkiss, Hasler's attractive, quick-witted secretary, who dates Hines and is chased by Prez.
- Vernon Hines, the factory timekeeper, who thinks Gladys flirts too much and, as a result is always jealous.
- Prez, the head of the union and a skirt chaser, despite being a married man.
- Mabel, the mother hen of the factory and Sid's secretary.
- Mae, a loud-mouthed member of the Grievance Committee, who accepts Prez's advances, much to his surprise.
- Pop, Babe's kind and agreeable father.
- Max, A salesman.
- Charley, a worker in the factory and the handyman.
- Joe, a factory worker and Prez's right-hand man.
- Brenda, A member of the Grievance Committee.
- Virginia, a factory girl and union activist.
- Poopsie, a factory girl and union activist.
- Gus, an unhappy factory helper who Sid shoves.
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