For six weeks from September to October $2023,$ the United Auto Workers $($UAW$)$ Union held strikes against the United States' largest automakers $($Ford Company, General Motors $($GM$),$ and Stellantis$).$ The strike was one of the largest at the time and not the only one held in $2023($i$.$e$.,$ Hollywood and Starbucks strikes$).$ The agreements came during the $2024$ Presidential run between Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump and sparked much controversy and division in our nation.

Read SupplyChainBrain's article, "UAW Reaches Deal with General Motors. Potentially Ending Strikes." Provide your insights on the impact the strike had on the nation at the time and the impact of the three automakers' decision to force their labor to strike in the first place. What were the decisions that forced the UAW to strike? With the rise in Al and automation, what do you believe $($if any$)$ the long$-$lasting effects of the strike will have on the union and the auto manufacturers?