MackieStingray: Yes. This.
Seriously, I noticed you get Fate Points for some remarkably petty crap. MackieStingray: Honestly, the game's too easy for them to be necessary, and what's more, they're Too Awesome To Use.
Right now, I'm playing through trying not to use them because, on a prior playthrough, I finally started using them for thieving skills and discovered they're awesome for getting game-breaking items.
I wanted to try to get them 'honestly' by learning the skills this time. Next time, I'll probably throw the Fate Points around again, maybe start a few riots, mix it up a little. MackieStingray: I think we've established that's not necessary.
But honestly, not worrying about it is exactly the right approach if the result you want isn't available to you. MackieStingray: That's, um... that's what the result where you save him by telling him to sneak out at night is all about. It allows him to become a major political figure instead of a martyr to the brutality of the city guards, strikebreakers and factory workers. MackieStingray: This, however, would be a mod I'd install any day. MackieStingray: Hmm. Trouble is, that night is when they're going to try to sneak him out, and I think they're apt to try even if he hasn't been convinced to cooperate. Perhaps instead of breaking in, to fit better with the quest you'd want to set it up so that, with no cooperation from the union boss, they end up blowing their cover and the rescue party needs rescued from the cops.