Section 11: pages 180-199 Summary

On Wednesday, May 7 in Algebra, Mia does it, but it does not go well. She asks Lana to allow Skinner Box to play at prom, but Lana refuses, mocking Mia and her friends as geeks. In G & T, hotel workers join the busboys' strike, and the restaurant union is expected to follow soon, costing the tourism industry millions of dollars because of Rommel. Lilly attends a press conference which is televised, and Michael is disgusted because he believes Lilly's interest in the welfare of busboys has more to do with her interest in Jangbu. At the Plaza, Mia is unprepared for the chaos caused by the strike. Grandmere is on the phone, arguing about room service, and Dad tells Mia that the union representatives are meeting in the mayor's office in hopes of working out a negotiation. Grandmere tells...