New York CNN —Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank.
The strike lasted more than six weeks before the union won contracts it was seeking from all three unionized US automakers.
The unions won significant pay increases and job protections they were seeking.
And even with some of the contracts that pass, some union members offer significant opposition, believing they could have negotiated for even more.
The union won a contract approved by 86% of membership who voted on ratification.
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Organizations:
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Locations:
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