64% of auto workers at the Big Three have voted to ratify new contracts. This ends a six-week strike that marked the first time in history the UAW struck all three auto companies simultaneously. Shawn Fain has made exciting calls to organize the unorganized and gains won by UAW workers have the potential to inspire workers around the country.

The high “no” vote at the Big Three shows that the confidence of workers has been raised. It is refreshing for a labor leader like Fain to lead with strong demands and carry out a strike of tens of thousands of workers, but the limited nature of the strike ultimately left a lot of money on the table. What can workers learn from this strike and these tactics?