Union Takes Step Toward Delphi Strike

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

By DAVID RUNK

DETROIT -

A union representing more than 2,000 of Delphi Corp.'s hourly workers said Friday it has told the auto parts maker that it plans to terminate its contracts, a first step toward a possible strike in October.

The International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America said the notification, delivered in a letter earlier this week, comes as contract talks have dragged on concerning job security, wages and benefits.

"There is still much time to change our course," IUE-CWA Automotive Conference Board Chairman Willie Thorpe said in a statement. "But we cannot sit back and be unprepared. In our estimation, given the current state of talks, a strike is a real possibility, and we need to act accordingly."

Lindsey Williams, a spokesman for Troy-based Delphi (nyse: DPH - news - people ), said that talks continue with the union. He said the company didn't plan to comment on communications between it and the union.

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