Sen. Portman backing Delphi retirees

February 22, 2012 at 5:21p.m.

Youngstown

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is pushing the Obama Administration to look into the treatment of retired Delphi salaried workers during the bankruptcy of General Motors.

Portman reached out to former Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, who is now Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, asking for a remedy for workers who lost a significant portion of their pension benefits.

Delphi workers lost an estimated 30 to 70 percent in benefits when its benefit pension plan was terminated. There are 1,500 salaried Delphi retirees in the Mahoning Valley.

Portman also submitted testimony at multiple Congressional hearings to share his concerns with the treatment of these workers.