Episode description

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.

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.

Guest: Neal E. Boudette, an auto industry correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Autoworkers scored big wins in new contracts with carmakers, the most generous in decades.
• The U.A.W. said it aims to organize nonunion plants.

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