As Edith receives her first paycheck from Jefferson Cleaners, Archie's strike finally comes to an end. But what Archie doesn't realize is that in everyone's desperation to finally reach an agreement, Archie and all his co-workers agreed to a deal which will ultimately leave them in worse economic shape than before the strike began.
Archie's union finally negotiates a contract with his company that the workers ratify. When Mike finds out the terms - a flat pay rate for the next three years - he tells Archie that his union should have turned down the offer and started to fight for a cost-of-living escalator, especially with the onset of sky-high inflation. Archie, however, is just glad the strike has ended.—Brian Rathjen <briguy_52732@yahoo.com>