Really happy to have you here, happy Monday.

So in September, you might remember,

there was a big strike.

United autoworkers went on strike.

They called it a stand-up strike,

which means they didn't strike every single factory, every single facility all at once.

They strategically picked individual plants to strike and pick it.

And it was so they could basically keep up the pressure on the companies but also be

nimble about it while the negotiations were going on. A strike is about what

leverage you can use against the companies.

This was a strategy that was about fine tuning their leverage.

So they did a stand-up strike.

That said, it was not a small thing.

It was a huge strike. It was the first time ever that the

UAW went on strike against all three major U.S. car companies all at once.

But they did it. And in the end it paid off hugely. The strike ultimately

lasted about a month and a half. It lasted 46 days and it worked. They got record contracts for their workers. The strike was so

effective. The contracts they got were so good. Even car companies without

union workers gave their employees raises and gave their employees better conditions

to try to keep up, to try to prevent their employees from bolting and going to somewhere

where they could be in the UAW.

And the public reaction to this was interesting.

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