The next step will be the permanent replacement of mechanics and cleaners. That is what Northwest will announce sooner rather than later.

Everyone on the picket line who thought they could be out of a
job for good will be out of a job for good,

Everyone on the picket line who thought they could be out of a job for good will be out of a job for good.

They're going to try to make an argument that simply cutting wages, slashing benefits, etc., is not the only way to go. Whether the bankruptcy judge buys that remains an open question.

The court cases reflect that the rat has made its claw marks felt.

Delphi has essentially said: 'We need competitive wages.' Those wages currently are being set in China, not Flint, (Michigan).