Delphi workers who took buyout claim misinformation

WARREN — “Our attorneys say we have a good case,” says Rick Percich, spokesman for a group of former Delphi-Packard employees who say they took buyouts and early retirements because they were misled by the company and the International Union of Electrical Workers officials.

Percich, of Lordstown, said he and others met this week with legal advisers here and in Cleveland, and are gathering documents to back up their contention that they were not given all the information they needed to make good decisions last year.

Lindsey Williams, a Delphi spokesman, said the company and union conducted informational meetings at the time the decisions were to be made.

“All the parties worked diligently to develop an attrition plan that gave employees the options of taking a buyout, early retirement or continuing to work. We communicated what was known at the time,” Williams said.

However, Percich thinks more was known than was told employees.

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