通用汽车与零件供应商德尔福分歧加大+ g) d# m" U6 e% b, X$ h
GM loses court bid to hold up Delphi contracts hearing ' X" x3 z# a0 [6 G) ?! V9 S5 Q( s 汽车业巨头通用汽车(GM)曾向法庭提出,推迟就陷入困境的汽车零部件制造商德尔福(Delphi)申请废除其劳工合同召开的听证会,昨日该项努力宣告失败。 / a6 i( U2 p' L: e4 n" P General Motors yesterday lost its court bid to postpone hearings on Delphi's application to tear up its labour contracts.6 ?! h1 A$ c3 [5 ]" }$ R# q, A/ @3 k
通用汽车与德尔福之间在如何避免罢工、以免业务陷入瘫痪的问题上存在分歧,而上述决定加大了这一分歧。德尔福已要求,大幅度削减其3.4万名蓝领工人的薪金和福利,称这对于挽救其美国业务至关重要。; M7 L6 \( g( h
The decision widens the rift between the auto giant and the struggling parts maker over the best way to avert a crippling strike. Delphi has demanded deep wage and benefits cuts from its 34,000 blue-collar workers, saying they are essential to the survival of its US operations.