UAW members authorize Delphi strike

DETROIT, May 16 (UPI) -- Employees at 21 facilities of Delphi Corp., of Troy, Mich., who are represented by the United Auto Workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike.

More than 95 percent of UAW members approved a measure to authorize the union to strike if Delphi, which is in bankruptcy, gains federal court approval to impose changes to the UAW-Delphi collective bargaining agreements, the union said Tuesday.

The New York bankruptcy court that is handling the Delphi request expects to resume the hearing on May 24.