The latest chapter in the saga of Delphi and U.A.W. unfolded yesterday as the union announced that it had asked its 24,000 Delphi workers for permission to call a strike. Delphi is operating under bankruptcy protection, and has asked the courts for permission to set aside labor contracts and cut wages and benefits. If a strike does occur, it could force General Motors (Delphi's one-time parent and long-time business partner) into bankruptcy as well.
See "U.A.W. Seeks a Strike Vote From Workers at Delphi", Micheline Maynard and Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times, May 3, 2006