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What does the end of the auto workers strike mean for companies and consumers?

By Shivank Taksali
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United Auto Workers members are beginning to ratify agreements with Detroit’s car manufacturers after a six-week strike that caused the companies an estimated $4.3 billion in losses.

Tomorrow, the Weekend Brief will look at the material benefits the organized workers won from the negotiations, and how the companies might pass on the higher costs to the people who buy their cars.

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