This is the first pitch in the game of hard ball and I think the union is both angered and not by any means intimidated.

I suspect they felt that taking a very hard line would send a message to the union. Instead the message that they sent was to dig in your heels.

The first one, I think, was the biggest pitch of the game.

They're going to try to make an argument that simply cutting wages, slashing benefits, etc., is not the only way to go. Whether the bankruptcy judge buys that remains an open question.

The court cases reflect that the rat has made its claw marks felt.

Delphi has essentially said: 'We need competitive wages.' Those wages currently are being set in China, not Flint, (Michigan).