By Doug Cunningham

The United Auto Workers union has called for a strike vote at Delphi. UAW Delphi locals will complete the vote by May 14th. On May 9 the bankruptcy judge in the Delphi case is scheduled to rule on a motion by Delphi that would give the giant auto parts company the power to throw out its own union contracts rather than having the court make that decision. The UAW and other Delphi unions have said all along that if their contracts are destroyed in the bankruptcy process a strike is likely. And that could be catastrophic for Delphi and for General Motors. The UAW says what Delphi wants here is illegal. Delphi is pressing its 33,000 U.S. workers for steep wage and benefits cuts as the workers and their unions try to defend the prevailing wage and benefits.