Delphi vs. Workers

Green Party of Michigan
http://www.migreens.org

Originally released December 21, 2005
Posted January 02, 2006


For More Information Contact:
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Sylvia Inwood, Chair/Green Party of Michigan
e-mail: chair@migreens.org

John La Pietra, Media Committee/GPMI
e-mail: jalp@internet1.net

Statement on Delphi vs. Workers from the Green Party of Michigan

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The Green Party of Michigan condemns the actions of Delphi in its attempts to enrich its executives through new compensation packages, while at the same time demanding that its hourly workforce accept greatly reduced wages and benefits. 

For decades, General Motors and Delphi (created by a 1999 General Motors spinoff) have been downsizing and closing manufacturing facilities in the United States, and at the same time buying and building new operations overseas. Now, after years of using profits to ship jobs overseas, Delphi has filed for bankruptcy for its U.S. operations, but claims that its overseas operations are profitable and are not part of the bankruptcy. 

The Green Party of Michigan stands in solidarity with the workers at Delphi, Northwest Airlines, and others in their struggle for justice. Michigan Greens renew our call for fairness for working people at home and around the globe. We call for living wages for all working people, single-payer national health care, and trade agreements that protect both the environment and the rights of the people. We call for an end to policies that enrich corporate officers at the expense of working people.  

The Green Party of Michigan calls on ALL elected officials to act to secure justice for workers everywhere! 

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The Green Party of Michigan was formed in 1987 to address environmental issues in Michigan politics. There are Greens organized in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each state Green Party sets its own goals and creates its own structure, but US Greens agree on Ten Key Values: 

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Feminism
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