Delphi to ax 24,000, unions say

The Detriot News reports:

Delphi Corp.'s labor unions vehemently rejected a new "final" offer that still would radically cut workers' compensation and revealed that the bankrupt auto parts giant wants to slash 24,000 U.S. factory jobs within three years.

United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger on Wednesday called the new offer "insulting" and said the unions and the company may be on a "collision course."

"Delphi's contract proposal was not designed to be a framework for an agreement but a road map for confrontation," said Gettelfinger, whose union represents 24,000 of Delphi's 34,000 U.S. hourly workers.