UAW Chief Says Union May Strike at Delphi

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United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Tuesday the union may strike struggling auto parts maker Delphi Corp. if the company continues with plans to void its labor contracts in court, the Associated Press reported.The union chief said in Detroit that there are no talks under way with Delphi at present, and he accused the company of “playing games” with the union, AP reported.Negotiations, which also involve GM and other unions, have lasted more than a year without resolution, AP said. A Delphi spokesman said talks with the UAW are continuing.Delphi, which was spun off from General Motors Corp. in 1999, has been operating under bankruptcy protection since October 2005, and hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 later this year.It said last month that it lost more than $2 billion in the third quarter of last year.(Click here for previous coverage.)