Delphi Faces Another Union Hurdle
July 23, 2007

Just as ailing auto supplier Delphi Corp. gets things settled with the United Auto Workers union after two years, it now faces a challenge from another one of its unions.

The International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA), which represents about 2,000 Delphi employees, announced it intends to terminate its local and national contracts with Delphi following protracted negotiations. That means the union could strike in October.

"Delphi has not delivered proposals that meet our members' needs. We are tired of spinning our wheels in negotiations while Delphi falls short of these basic demands," said union president Jim Clark in a statement.

The union represents a relatively small number of Delphi workers, yet if they strike, they could cripple Delphi’s operations, which in turn, could shut down a host of U.S. auto parts and assembly plants.

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