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UAW offers Delphi Corp.10-page counterproposal
DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers has offered Delphi Corp. a counterproposal on wages and benefits, The Detroit News reported. The 10-page offer, which includes some concessions, was meant to end a stalemate in talks over a new labor contract, the newspaper said. While most Delphi workers are represented by the UAW, the auto supplier's Mahoning Valley workers are part of the International Union of Electrical Workers.
Burger King tests oilfor replacing trans fats
MIAMI -- Burger King Holdings Inc. said in response to a lawsuit Wednesday that it is testing a cooking oil blend that, if successful, could be used to replace trans fats in its restaurants by the end of the year, earlier than it previously indicated.
Burger King, the world's second-largest hamburger chain, said in January it had begun in-restaurant testing with several trans fat-free cooking oils. At the time, the company said it was on track to begin a national rollout of trans fat-free cooking oils by late 2008.
Based on that, the Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Burger King on Wednesday, claiming the company was moving too slowly and had failed to set a definite timetable for removal of trans fats.
Vindicator staff and wire reports