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mtboone · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:21 am Post subject: P*ss me offed!

Read this and say they are a uniting force.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0503/13/C01-115531.htm

Marines driven out of UAW lot

The union says Marines in foreign cars, displaying Bush stickers unwelcome.

By Eric Mayne / The Detroit News

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DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers says Marine reservists should show a little more semper fi if they want to use the union's parking lot.

The Marine Corps motto means "always faithful," but the union says some reservists working out of a base on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit have been decidedly unfaithful to their fellow Americans by driving import cars and trucks.

So the UAW International will no longer allow members of the 1st Battalion 24th Marines to park at Solidarity House if they are driving foreign cars or displaying pro-President Bush bumper stickers

"While reservists certainly have the right to drive nonunion made vehicles and display bumper stickers touting the most anti-worker, anti-union president since the 1920s, that doesn't mean they have the right to park in a lot owned by the members of the UAW," the union said in a statement released Friday.

Shocked and disappointed, the Marines are pulling out.

"You either support the Marines or you don't," said Lt. Col. Joe Rutledge, commanding officer of the battalion's active duty instructors. "I'm telling my Marines that they're no longer parking there."

At a time when U.S. armed forces are fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan, quibbling over parking privileges is "silly," Rutledge said.

The UAW has a long history of barring foreign-made cars from its parking lots. The subject is touchier than ever as Detroit's Big Three loses market share, driving down union membership.

The pro-Bush bumper stickers are another sore spot after last year's election.

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger opposed President Bush, accusing him of ignoring calls for labor law reform and failing to combat unfair business practices in China -- a growing threat to U.S. manufacturers.

The dispute arises as the UAW, using laid-off workers for labor, is building a $300,000 home for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The home in Eaton Rapids will operate a residential program for children of veterans who don't have parents, or whose parents can't care for them.

"We do not think it is unreasonable to expect our guests to practice the simple principle of not insulting their host," the UAW statement said.

Rutledge is unmoved.

"I don't see it as a snub against them," he said, adding no conditions were set when the union first began allowing the Marines to park in the lot several years ago. "We're appreciative of what they've done, but you don't come into my office and say, 'OK, we're not going to support some of your Marines.' I don't know what a foreign car is today anyway. BMWs are made in South Carolina now."

You can reach Eric Mayne at (313) 222-2443 or emayne@detnews.com.

Next time you see a UAW sticker, remember.
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Sailor in the Desert · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:37 am Post subject:

Just shows one where the UAW's interests lay.
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GM Strong · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:11 am Post subject:

The marines have the respect of the general public. I can't sat the same for the UAW these days. How do they deal with the "imports" built by UAW workers? This is one of the reasons union membership is declining. As the leadership becomes increasingly leftist if not socialist, they become further marginalized.
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LewWaters · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:34 am Post subject:

Once again, the UAW shows it's height of hypocrisy.

If they are truly worried about Americans loosing jobs in the Auto industry, why aren't they boycotting Ford, General Motors and "DAIMLER" Chrysler? After all, upwards of 80% of the parts in many of our "DOMESTIC" vehicles are manufactured in Mexico, Canada, Germany, Japan and elsewhere.
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I B Squidly · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:42 am Post subject:

Krushchev's memoirs recall meeting the silk suited Walter Reuther; thought he was a crook. 19$ an hour for a Journey Machinist who's sole competence (when he's in the mood and not too stoned) is mounting 5 bolts in the chassis of a Suburban passing overhead, strikes every other year for the vacation and wants more money gauged to his boat payments and the cost of beer and Bennies.....UAW wrecked the US auto industry in the '70s and allowed Japan to gain ascendancy in the '80s.

The Lordsburg strikes (the Vega plant in Ohio) triggered industrywide sabotage and protests in lock step with the Anti-War movement. The problem? After shakedown the plant was to be largely automated. GM backed-down to put more men on the line. Sabotage had a long history in the auto industry going back to the First War when most of Detroit was immigrants from the land of the Kaiser and the Emperor.

Stop the line!!! There's a pipe leaking overhere...get the plumber. The plumber says no! That's the cooling line for a transformer; get the electrician. The electrician says no! That transformer runs an assembly line; get the facilities manager and so on. God forbid some ******* with knowhow and no union status just wants to make cars and takes a wrench to it; STRIKE!

Bad management didn't help. But management preoccupied with recalcitrant labor instead of product and competition was a disaster.

My non-union Honda was built in Ohio f**k you very much. I loved my Corvairs (95, Greenbriar, Corsa; screw you Nader), enjoyed my E100 halfa$$, went anywhere with my Kaiser Wagoneer (German electrical and starter with Chrysler motor, Chevy tranny and AMC's miserable cooling), near killed myself having too-much-fun in a high compression, 351c packing Cougar (loosen and jack the motor to change plugs), can't hardly beat the ride of a Lincoln, wished my Bronco Sport came with a tank bigger than 10 gallons, but this Honda Element makes 'em all problematic could have-beens. Can't find a Studebaker or Checker? blame it on the UAW.

Snipe · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:46 pm Post subject:

I bought a Honda CR-V after many US made cars. Now THAT sucker
has road manners.
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Nutso · PO3 Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 271 Location: Minnesota

After the fake radio spots they were running before the election I made the decision at that time to buy no more vehicles from the big 3, not I am glad I did. The UAW has made American cars what they are today - overpriced and under quality. I just saw on the news this morning that the number one SUV in safety is the Hundai Santa Fe, its bad when korea beats detroit.

GenrXr · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:27 pm Post subject:

They are proletariat communists plain and simple. What is sad is how many Union members have no clue that their Union has forsaken them for the religious cult of communism. They are lemmings unfortunately.
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Tom Poole · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject:

A Bronx cheer for UAW. To help our nation, I bought nothing but Ford and GM products for more than 40 years. No sane American would use the term "One Hoss Shay" on any of their products. The last two not only did not last 100 years, they literally fell to pieces in less than two. Ten years ago, I discovered a Kentucky product called Toyota and never looked back. Seems like the UAW just shot itself in the foot again. Maybe we ought to "tell it to the Marines." Very Happy

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If the unionized American auto worker approach his or her job with the same spirit, dedication, and work ethic of a U.S. Marine, the only non-U.S. cars in this country would be those driven by foreign diplomats.

Remember the rule? Don't buy a car built on the day after a holiday because so many workers are no shows that unreliable replacement workers are used?

Thank God for the Marine Corp -- they serve when called.

Nalt

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kate · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:46 am Post subject:

and the UAW backs down......

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/4284497/detail.html

UAW Now Says Marines Can Park In Lot
Foreign Cars, Bush Bumper Stickers Previously Not Welcome
POSTED: 7:01 pm EST March 14, 2005

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tony54 · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:12 pm Post subject:

I bet if you were to go to Ron Gettelfinger's home you would find
a nice Mitsubishi television, Panasonic microwave, Sanyo stereo system,
Toshiba VCR, Sony camcorder, Seiko watch, NEC computer monitor,
Bosch drill, Makita chainsaw, but a Cadillac in his driveway.
And all his shirts and sweaters are made in China, Indonesia.
If he only were to practice what he preaches.