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UAW (spelling) UAW - Misspelling of "IAW"?  OKs strike aimed at Delphi

DETROIT -- United Auto Workers The United Auto Workers (UAW), headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, officially the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union  members have voted to authorize a strike against auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
  • Air filter
  • Automobile self starter
  • Bell housing
  • Brakes
  • Bucket seat
  • Bumper
  • Buzzer
  • Battery
 supplier Delphi Corp., adding a new threat to already tense negotiations between the two sides and Delphi's former parent and largest customer General Motors Corp.

The UAW said Tuesday that more than 95 percent of members who voted approved the strike authorization. UAW members had been expected to approve the measure, which allows the international union to call a strike against Delphi if it feels one is necessary as the two sides bargain over wages. UAW locals were required to complete voting by Sunday.

Software makers sue eBay pirates

SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- Computer software makers launched a crackdown on illegal Internet sales of their products Tuesday by suing suspected pirates who have set up shop on the popular online auction site eBay Inc.

Usually fierce rivals Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc. teamed up to kick off the crusade by targeting five different eBay sellers in three lawsuits filed Monday in a Los Angeles federal court.

Eagle Outfitters posts 16% profit

WARRENDALE, Pa. -- Youth clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose 16 percent, aided by double-digit sales growth. For the quarter ended April 29, the company reported net income of $64.2 million, or 42 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned.
, versus a prior- year profit of $55.3 million, or 35 cents per share.

Airlines at lowest customer rating

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Airline carriers received their lowest overall rating for customer satisfaction since 2001, reflecting labor turmoil, service cuts, bankruptcies and other woes, according to a closely watched University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries.  survey released Tuesday.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:May 17, 2006
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