UAW Statement on Delphi Postponing Sections 1113 and 1114 Motions

DETROIT, Feb. 17, 2006 -- UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President Richard Shoemaker, who directs the union's General Motors and Delphi departments, issued the following statement regarding Delphi's decision to postpone petitioning the court for authorization to reject its collective bargaining agreements and terminate its hourly post-retirement health care and life insurance plans:

"We have said consistently that the only basis of finding satisfactory resolution to these matters is through the use of the collective bargaining process with Delphi, GM and the UAW at the bargaining table. In recent weeks the parties have held several such meetings. While there are many significant issues to be resolved, Delphi's decision to delay the filing of the Sections 1113 and 1114 motions provides the opportunity for that process to work and is certainly a positive action."