The Aftermath of a GM Strike

Ree Jackson
4 min readNov 17, 2019

The strike between the United Autoworkers and General Motors ended weeks ago.

But the aftermath is still being felt in my hometown.

The whole episode cost GM $3 billion dollars. For workers, they suffered loss too.

Each time the two sides come to a crossroads a picket line, there is loss even when there is a resolution. Each strike settlement is essentially an…

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Ree Jackson

Helping people through career trauma. Sharing thoughts on kindness, health, parenting, and politics too. Author of the ebook Reject Revolution. Be well.