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- The UAW has big aspirations for unionizing the auto industry outside of Detroit.
- Ford, GM, and Stellantis would "love to see the UAW level the playing field."
- The new contracts with the UAW are likely to widen an already large labor cost gap.
The United Auto Workers union is heading out of a historic strike at all three Detroit car companies with a bit more swagger, and with big aspirations for unionizing other corners of the automotive industry.