Stevens is not positive at all. At first you get the feeling that it's going to be an uphill battle for the union organizer who shows up. The organizer says the police chief told him he wasn't welcome, and that some workers were also unreceptive to him. Norma Rae's father told him that organizers come every few years and it only causes problems when they do; people lose their jobs by participating. Norma Rae's father also states that there are no other employment choices and that they basically have to deal with salary for fear of losing their job if they were to get involved in organizing efforts. Essentially, employees are afraid to get involved in any union for fear of losing their only means of pay, regardless of the conditions. In the video, 17 of the 800 employees show up at the first meeting organized by the organizer; this shows how workers feel about achievement