A Historic Strike (And Win) For Auto Workers

<p>A wave of strikes that has paralyzed the auto industry came to an end on Monday, when the last of the three big car manufacturers, General Motors, reached a deal with the United Automobile Workers union.</p><p>Neal E. Boudette, who covers the auto industry for The Times, discusses the historic deal and why it was such a big win for workers.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/neal-e-boudette">Neal E. Boudette</a>, an auto industry correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Autoworkers scored<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/business/economy/gm-uaw-contract-deal.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> big wins in new contracts with carmakers</a>, the most generous in decades.</li><li>The U.A.W. said it<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/business/uaw-ford-contract.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> aims to organize nonunion plants</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>