Delphi has essentially said: 'We need competitive wages.' Those wages currently are being set in China, not Flint, (Michigan).
It's highly unpredictable what's going to happen. What unites everyone that's going to do something [today] is they are making visible their strong feelings.
There's no other way to diplomatically frame it - there's an empty chair there.
They've got tough issues, but nobody wants to put the moneymaking on hold to sort it out.
What's new about the global economy is First World productivity combined with Third World wages. That can create some real downward pressure on high-wage countries.
They have a very determined strategy and they are plunking a lot of resources into this. Northwest is not going to blink at this point.
Labor is in some pretty tough rapids right now.
Everyone on the picket line who thought they could be out of a job for good will be out of a job for good.
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