AUTO WORKERS

AUTO WORKERS
What's next
June 12: Opening of the UAW Constitutional Convention in Las Vegas, when delegates will elect seven union leaders to the executive board and 11 regional directors. The three UAW vice presidents who deal directly with Detroit's automakers are all retiring.
June 23: Deadline for General Motors Corp. and Delphi Corp. workers to accept early retirement or buyout offers from the companies. So far, nearly 30,000 workers from GM and Delphi have accepted the packages.
Jan. 1, 2007: Workers who take the package will quit working by Jan. 1, depending upon when the companies can afford to lose their services. GM and Delphi plan to hire temporary workers to help ease the transition to a smaller work force.