DAYTON DAILY NEWS                   Copyright (c) 1996, Dayton Newspapers Inc.DATE: Wednesday, March 6, 1996               TAG: 9603060297EDITION: CITY           SECTION: NEWS        PAGE: 1A SOURCE: By Todd R. Wallack DAYTON DAILY NEWS                               3,000 STRIKE GM                    UNION CITES JOB PROMISES, OUTSOURCING   About 3,000 workers went on strike Tuesday to fight for jobs at two GeneralMotors Corp. brake plants in Dayton.   Union officials say the company hasn't kept promises to hire hundreds more workers and wants to eliminate 125 jobs through outsourcing - or shifting production to other companies.   "They just want to continue to take jobs away from this plant, away from this community," said Joe Hasenjager, president of United Auto Workers Local 696. The local represents workers at Delphi Chassis Systems plants on Wisconsin Boulevard and Needmore Road.   GM said employment is already "higher than anything agreed to" and it cant hire more people until the plants become more competitive.   "Our productivity levels are not where they should be," said GM spokesman Mike McCurdy. He said problems include high absenteeism and too many parts that have to be scrapped.   Negotiations continued through Monday night and Tuesday morning until the 10 a.m. strike deadline passed.   "Were not even close," Hasenjager said. Talks are scheduled to resume at 11a.m. today.   GM said the strike didn't affect car and truck production Tuesday, but acknowledged that could change as early as today. The plants supply brake components to nearly all GM's 29 assembly plants in North America and - like other automakers - GM has gradually stocked fewer extra parts to cut costs.   The same union local shut down assembly plants in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin when it struck for three days in 1994.   "My sense is that these are critical plants and GM will be feeling the pinch very soon," said Harley Shaiken, labor professor at the University of California at Berkeley, who follows the auto industry. Analysts have estimateda strike could cost the company millions of dollars a day.   Negotiators apparently struck an unusual deal to let 300 GM employees return to work to build parts for Chrysler and other automakers.   Workers said the deal generated friction at a membership meeting Tuesday afternoon at Hara Arena.   A vocal faction, workers said, opposed letting anyone cross the picket lines and wanted to shut down the plants completely. But union leaders insisted they go along with the plan for fear of losing non-GM contracts.   "This strike is about protecting jobs and adding more jobs," said Mike Duncan of Brookville, who agrees with the plan. "If you lose 100 jobs making parts for Chrysler or Isuzu, then youve got to make up those 100 jobs before you can even think about getting ahead."   Some thought the plan will actually force GM to settle the strike more quickly.   "If somebody wants a car and cant get a GM, they may go for a Chrysler," said Jim Webber of Springboro, a GM worker for 27 years. "It puts more pressure on the company to settle."   GM said plan details were being worked out Tuesday evening.   Although the union is operating under a national agreement that runs through September, locals have the right to terminate a contract and strike under certain conditions.    Specifically, the union is concerned about thin staffing, increasing reliance on sub-contractors (or non-GM employees) in the plants and plans to shift production to outside plants or companies. Union officials said they also want the company to work harder to prevent repetitive motion injuries.   Moreover, Hasenjager said GM promised to create 571 more jobs under its 1994 agreement, but has added only 76. McCurdy said the company actually hired120 more people than required.   But McCurdy said it is always difficult to talk about future employment because market conditions and other factors can change so dramatically.    Hasenjager said the strike could be a long one. Workers guessed anywhere from days to months. GM spokesmen didnt want to make predictions.   "We will continue to bargain in good faith," said Alan S. Dawes, general manager of the Delphi Chassis Systems division. "For the sake of our employees, customers and community, it is critical that we resolve this situation as soon as possible."---------* THIS ARTICLE contains information from staff writer James Cummings and The Associated Press.LENGTH: Medium:   92 LINESSUBJ: GM      GENERAL MOTORS      STRIKE      LABOR DISPUTE ENHANCER: REF4                              DAYTON DAILY NEWS                   Copyright (c) 1996, Dayton Newspapers Inc.DATE: Wednesday, March 6, 1996               TAG: 9603060243EDITION: CITY           SECTION: BUSINESS    PAGE: 5B SOURCE: By James Cummings        DAYTON DAILY NEWS                       GM STRIKE GETS OFF TO QUIET START    At 10 a.m. Tuesday, workers began streaming out of the main entrance at theDelphi Chassis Systems plant at Needmore and Wagner Ford roads.   Some trotted to their cars to get out of a cold driving rain, but otherwiseit seemed like a normal shift change.   About 15 minutes later, a group of four workers pulled strike signs from a truck and took up their posts in front of the main gate leading to the parkinglot.   The strike that idled about 3,000 GM workers started quietly and peacefullyand stayed that way through its first day.   Workers, many of them with experience from past strikes, were a bit worriedbut took the job action in stride.   "I don't like it, but I'm a 100 percent union man," said Paul Fannon of Dayton, who walked the picket line at Delphis Wisconsin Boulevard plant.   After the other workers left the Needmore plant, the four pickets at the main gate began settling in.   The wind whipped the strike signs they hung around their necks, so they hadto hold them down by wrapping string around their waists.   Later a union official arrived with a prefabricated shelter. Allen Cornelius, a brake system worker from Trotwood, ducked inside for a cigarette,but was soon back out in the wind.   Cornelius said he has a wife who doesn't work outside their home and two children to support. He feels the company forced him into striking.    "We're just losing too many jobs," he said. "You just hope the strike doesnt last very long."   The striking workers gathered at Hara Arena for a briefing from their unionleaders at 2 p.m. Most had a positive attitude as they entered the meeting, but many appeared disgruntled later and left the meeting before it was over.   Several workers said the meeting degenerated into a confrontation between union leaders who proposed allowing some workers to return to work and militants who wanted the plants shut down completely.   Others were more upbeat.   "I don't think is going to be a long one," said Jim Webber of Springboro. "My guess is we'll be back to work by Monday. If not then, then the Monday after that."*STAFF WRITER Todd Wallack contributed to this story.LENGTH: Medium:   60 LINESSUBJ: LABOR NEGOTIATIONS      STRIKE NA: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.    UNITED AUTO WORKERS    DELPHI PLANTS GEOG: DAYTON ENHANCER: REF8