By Leftlane Staff
Friday, Jun 16th, 2006 @ 5:16 pm

The UAW announced late yesterday that more than 33,000 workers at automobile giant General Motors and bankrupt former subsidiary Delphi have accepted early retirement packages. The UAW said 25,000 employees of General Motors and 8,500 Delphi staff had signed up for deals ranging from $35,000 to $140,000. The union also said the number of employees accepting retirement packages was more than has been expected. The offers are available till June 23. GM aims to cut 30,000 jobs and shut down 12 plants as part of its massive restructuring.

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