Negotiation of union contracts - but in cages?

 Had a dream last night I was a witness to the work the steelworkers were doing during a contract dispute. 

The company put regular citizens in cages in the center of the workspace so we could watch the negotiations. 

We had to be escorted in by security. I ended up sleeping there because they needed a volunteer for 3rd shift. I had a bed in the cage/island. It was like a giant child's crib, but with lots of people. It was on wheels but could just be pushed around and moved easily. 

The next morning, they asked me to move to a different floor because there were more workers who needed an observer. As I was being escorted through the giant workspace to the next floor, workers were stopping to hand me notes about their conditions. At one point I was in a board meeting with a contractor negotiator and the lawyers and was very surprised that they were letting in an outside observer to hear their discussions. 

Then they moved me to a new section on a different floor. Interesting dream.