History Recap / BattlestarGalactica2003S03E16DirtyHands

Afterwards, Galen goes to visit Baltar in his cell, and they have a discussion about class strife in the Fleet. Later on the refinery ship, Tyrol is helping the crew with processing the fuel when an accident results in one of the conscripted workers suffering a hand injury. Fed up with the treatment and unsafe situation, Tyrol pulls the plug on the operation and tells everyone that they're going on strike.

* DystopiaIsHard: Tyrol convinces Roslin that if mandatory labor conscription is necessary for the survival of humanity, it should at least be fair. In the very next scene, a young architectural student not fit for large-scale agriculture is hauled off to work by marines [[ClosestThingWeGot just because a background check reveals that he interned on a farm for a few months while in college]].

* IHaveYourWife: Adama gets Galen to call off the strike by threatening to execute Cally for mutiny.

Afterwards, Galen goes to visit Baltar in his cell, and they have a discussion about class strife in the Fleet. Later on the refinery ship, Tyrol is helping the crew with processing the fuel when an accident results in one of the workers suffering a hand injury. Fed up with the treatment and unsafe situation, Tyrol pulls the plug on the operation and tells everyone that they're going on strike.

* RankUp: At the end of the episode Seelix gets commissioned as an ensign so she can begin pilot training.

* RankUp: At the end of the episode Seelix gets commissioned as an ensign so she can being pilot training.

* RankUp: At the end of the episode Seelix gets comissioned as an Officer so she can being pilot training.

Later that day, the Tyrols (still recuperating from their near-death experience in the airlock) are eating dinner in their quarters. Cally points out that people with more menial jobs in the Fleet tend to come from poorer Colonies like Sagittaron, Aerilon and Gemenon rather than wealthier ones like Caprica, Virgon and Tauron. She suggests that work is being unfairly divided by class and race even on ''Galactica'', and that Dualla, a Sagittaron, was only promoted from petty officer to lieutenant because of Apollo's status as a Caprican. Bill calls Galen and tells him of Fenner's arrest, then orders him to help get the refueling operations running. Afterwards, Cally reminds her husband that they still have a lot of power in the Fleet because of the union they formed on New Caprica.

* AccentRelapse: Baltar reveals that he originally came from the planet Aerilon rather than Caprica, that his family were farmers, and he grew up with a different, rougher accent. He effortlessly switches back and forth between his native accent and "upper-class" voice while speaking with Tyrol.

Later, after the seals are restored, Galen notes that many of the workers on the refinery ship are children and teenagers growing up there. He then suggests to Roslin that mandatory labor conscription may be necessary because otherwise children will be forced into their parents' careers, but also notes that they should be fair in the process. To that end, he draws up a list of colonists with relevant experience, who are conscripted into working for the Fleet.

Later, after the seals are restored, Galen notes that many of the workers on the refinery ship are children and teenagers. He then suggests to Roslin that mandatory labor conscription may be necessary because children are being forced into their parents' careers, but also notes that they should be fair in the process. To that end, he draws up a list of colonists with relevant experience, who are conscripted into working for the Fleet.

Afterwards, Galen goes to visit Baltar in his cell, and they have a discussion about class strife in the Fleet . Later on the refinery ship, Tyrol is helping the crew with processing the fuel when an accident results in one of the workers suffering a hand injury. Fed up with the treatment and unsafe situation, Tyrol pulls the plug on the operation and tells everyone that they're going on strike.

Later that day, the Tyrols (still recuperating from their near-death experience in the airlock) are eating dinner in their quarters. Cally points out that people with more menial jobs in the Fleet tend to come from poorer Colonies. She suggests that work is being unfairly divided by class and race even on ''Galactica'', and that Dualla, a Sagittaron, was only promoted from petty officer to lieutenant because of Apollo's status as a Caprican. Bill calls Galen and tells him of Fenner's arrest, then orders him to help get the refueling operations running. Afterwards, Cally reminds her husband that they still have a lot of power in the Fleet because of the union they formed on New Caprica.

* AccentRelapse: Baltar reveals that he originally came from the planet Aerilon and has a different accent, and effortlessly switches back and forth between his native accent and "upper-class" voice while speaking with Tyrol.

Later that day, the Tyrols (still recuperating from their near-death experience in the airlock) are eating dinner in their quarters. Cally suggests that work is being unfairly divided by class and race, and that she was only promoted because of Galen's status as a Caprican. Bill calls Galen and tells him of Fenner's arrest, then orders him to help get the refueling operations running. Afterwards, Cally reminds her husband that they still have a lot of power in the Fleet because of the union they formed on New Caprica.

Afterwards, Galen goes to visit Baltar in his cell, and they have a discussion about class strife in the Fleet. Later on the refinery ship, Tyrol is helping the crew with processing the fuel when an accident results in one of the workers suffering a hand injury. Fed up with the treatment and unsafe situation, Tyrol pulls the plug on the operation and tells everyone that they're going on strike.

Roslin and Bill meet with Fenner, who complains that they only called him when there was a dire situation. He complains about deckhands being exhausted and long shifts which are being ignored by the command crew. When Bill highlights that the fleet only has enough fuel for another couple FTL jumps before refueling, Fenner suggests intentionally causing a shutdown in the fleet using a quote from a book Baltar had wrote and (through his lawyer) secretly distributed through the fleet.

Later that day, the Tyrols (still recuperating from their near-death experience in the airlock) are eating dinner in their quarters. Cally suggests that work is being unfairly divided by class and race, and that she was only promoted because of Galen's status as a Caprican. Bill calls Galen and tells him of Fenner's arrest, then orders him to help get the refueling operations running. Afterwards, Cally reminds her husband that they still have a lot of power in the fleet because of the union they formed on New Caprica.

Later, after the seals are restored, Galen notes that many of the workers on the refinery ship are children and teenagers. He then suggests to Roslin that mandatory labor conscription may be necessary because children are being forced into their parents' careers, but also notes that they should be fair in the process. To that end, he draws up a list of colonists with relevant experience, who are conscripted into working for the fleet.

Afterwards, Galen goes to visit Baltar in his cell, and they have a discussion about class strife in the fleet. Later on the refinery ship, Tyrol is helping the crew with processing the fuel when an accident results in one of the workers suffering a hand injury. Fed up with the treatment and unsafe situation, Tyrol pulls the plug on the operation and tells everyone that they're going on strike.

* AbsenteeActor: Most of the supporting cast (including all of the Cylon actors except Creator/TriciaHelfer) do not appear in this episode, as it focuses on a labor issue within the fleet.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Bill notes to Galen at the end of the episode that, even though he was sympathetic to their cause, he had to do what was necessary to keep the fleet safe, including the potential execution of a mutineer (Cally) if he needed to restore order.
* InfiniteSupplies. Averted. It's mentioned that the fleet's reserves of tylium fuel are beginning to dwindle.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: As Adama points out, Tyrol's crew refusing to work isn't a strike but [[TheMutiny a mutiny]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The episode was originally intended to be a direct sequel to "[[Recap/BattlestarGalactica2003S03E14TheWomanKing The Woman King]]", and would have involved Dualla working to help the Sagittarons get more rights and their own ship, but it was jettisoned and rewritten to focus on the class struggle aspect in the fleet.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What happened to that poor kid whose arm got broken?

* FreudianSlip: After the ''Colonial One'' accident, Bill cheerfully offers Roslin a place in his bed on ''Galactica'' because he thinks she doesn't have anywhere to sleep, then realizes his mistake immediately afterwards.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What happened to that poor kid who got stuck with farming work?

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Baltar reveals that he originally came from the planet Aerilon and has a different accent, and effortlessly switches back and forth between his native accent and "upper-class" voice while speaking with Tyrol.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: In-universe, and PlayedWith. Baltar reveals that he originally came from the planet Aerilon and has a different accent, and effortlessly switches back and forth between his native accent and "upper-class" voice while speaking with Tyrol.

When Racetrack's Raptor launches, the controls malfunction and the ship crashes into the side of Colonial One, resulting in several injuries. Afterwards, the crew investigate the accident and discover that the fuel used by the hangar deck crew was contaminated. They also discuss a possible issue with an outspoken foreman named Xeno Fenner, who is leading labor complaints aboard another ship.

This strike extends even to Galactica's deck gang, as Starbuck discovers when she finds them playing cards instead of preping her Raptor. They're going to allow the flight of "vital missions only."

SmashCut to Galen in Galactica's brig. Bill visits him and tells him that mutineers are shot for insubordination, then makes a call to have Cally dragged to the starboard hangar deck. He threatens to have her shot, then tells a terrified Galen that orders have to be followed no matter what, because in their situation, a lot of people will die if they don't. Galen relents and calls off the strike, while Bill releases Cally from her Marine escort.

Later aboard Colonial One, Tyrol suggests an alternate work schedule program with Roslin which allows for colonists to share different work tasks, which she likes and agrees to. She praises his union and his resolve to get things done.

* FreudianSlip: After the Colonial One accident, Bill cheerfully offers Roslin a place in his bed on Galactica because he thinks she doesn't have anywhere to sleep, then realizes his mistake immediately afterwards.

As a result, Galen is arrested and put in Galactica's brig. Bill visits him and tells him that mutineers are shot for insubordination, then makes a call to have Cally dragged to the starboard hangar deck. He threatens to have her shot, then tells a terrified Galen that orders have to be followed no matter what, because in their situation, a lot of people will die if they don't. Galen relents and calls off the strike, while Bill releases Cally from her Marine escort.

* AbsenteeActor: Most of the supporting cast (including all of the Cylon actors except Tricia Helfer) do not appear in this episode, as it focuses on a labor issue within the fleet.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The episode was originally intended to be a direct sequel to "The Woman King", and would have involved Dualla working to help the Sagittarons get more rights and their own ship, but it was jettisoned and rewritten to focus on the class struggle aspect in the fleet.