Delphi cruise makes waves with UAW

April 21, 2006 On the same day that bankrupt Delphi Corp. announced a landmark deal to trim its workforce last month, the auto-parts supplier was entertaining hundreds of people on a weeklong trip to three Caribbean islands aboard the lavish Caribbean Princess cruise ship.

UAW Delays Strike Vote at Delphi

April 09, 2006 The United Auto Workers is holding off on scheduling a strike vote among workers employed by Delphi Corp. as it tries to develop a strategy for fighting the rising demands for concessions.

GM Lordstown ending third shift

April 05, 2006 LORDSTOWN, Ohio - General Motors Corp. on Wednesday said it will end the overnight shift at its Lordstown car assembly plant this summer.

UAW members strike against Cooper Tools

April 04, 2006 United Auto Workers Local 1774 became the second Central New York union in three days to strike their employer.

DELPHI SHOCKER: Plan deepens divide with its unions, GM

April 01, 2006 Delphi Corp. chief executive Steve Miller, who had preached the need to bring union labor costs under control, unveiled a drastic restructuring plan

PRESS RELEASE: UAW Statement on Delphi Filing 1113/1114 Motions

March 31, 2006 UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President Richard Shoemaker on Friday issued this statement on Delphi's announcement that it will file Section 1113 and Section 1114 motions Friday with the U.S. bankruptcy court in New York.

To those in Jobs Bank, buyout is one tough sell

March 27, 2006 At the General Motors assembly plant on the outskirts of Oklahoma City there are 2,300 reminders of why the company needs to persuade tens of thousands of workers to take the buyouts it offered last week.

Weighing buyouts from GM difficult

March 24, 2006 Courtesy of the massive buyout package announced Wednesday, many of GM's 6,300 mid-Michigan workers could walk away from their jobs with an early retirement package or a one-time payout of up to $140,000.

UAW takes cooperative stance

April 21, 2006 DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers has dropped its adversarial stance with Detroit automakers and suppliers in favor of a more cooperative approach to saving union jobs, a senior UAW official Wednesday.

Strike? Consumers Couldn't Care Less

April 09, 2006 Delphi, once one of the world's greatest automotive parts suppliers, last week petitioned the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for release from its labor agreements with the UAW and other unions.

UAW sees Delphi forcing showdown

April 02, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Bankrupt auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp. was poised Thursday to force a showdown with the United Auto Workers, with union officials predicting the company will ask a judge to toss out its labor contract as early as Friday.

Delphi, UAW go to brink

April 01, 2006 Union warns of `long strike'; timing very bad for ailing GM

UAW official says Delphi offer includes cuts, incentivesl

March 27, 2006 Delphi Corp.'s (DPHIQ) latest offer to the United Auto Workers union includes an immediate $5 reduction to hourly wages, followed by a steeper cut in late 2007, union officials confirmed Monday.

GM offers workers up to $140K to leave

March 22, 2006 Severance packages available to 113,000 workers; deal also reached with Delphi to avoid labor dispute.Will be offered immediately.
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UAW/GM Janesville Assembly Plant Produces 500,000th E85 FlexFuel Vehicle

March 21, 2006 JANESVILLE, Wisc. - The General Motors Janesville Assembly plant achieved a milestone of producing more than 500,000 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali full-size sport utility vehicles, with E85 FlexFuel capable engines.