If autoworkers and automakers can't reach a deal, the current strike paralyzing the automotive industry could go on for months, according to Bloomberg Law reporter Ian Kullgren.

The big three US automakers are signaling that they're unwilling to make many more—or, perhaps, any more—concessions to the United Autoworkers Union, led by its new firebrand president, Shawn Fain. But Fain shows no signs that he's ready to accept what the three are offering.

On this episode of our weekly podcast, On The Merits, Kullgren talks about why Fain has taken his union into such a radical new direction. He says a main reason for the strike is the UAW's desire to ensure new US-made electric vehicles will be manufactured by unionized workers.

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