UAW bans “foreign” cars from union property

Radio Vice Online ^ | Sept. 3, 2010 | Steve McGough

[Steve495]

It’s actually been a long-standing policy for many years, but United Auto Workers leadership have confirmed they will continue to enforce the policy and probably be even more aggressive. This is pure marketing genius I tell you, especially for an organization with a serious image problem.

The Detroit News reports that Kansas City Business Journal reporter James Dornbrook learned this lesson the hard way as he was asked to remove his Toyota Camry from Local 249′s parking lot by an unidentified member. The scribe later wrote that his Camry was built at Toyota’s Georgetown, Kentucky plant and that the popular midsize sedan contains more domestic content than the Ford F-150.

[Doogle]

....just another example of Government run genius.

[TSgt]

[Steve495]

Please read my post. The car that was “banned” from the union lot was ... 75 percent made in the USA.

[Texas resident]

UAW is stuck in the 1970’s.
My 2002 Dodge 1/2 ton 4WD pickup was assembled in.......Mexico.

[kosciusko51]

UAW bans “foreign”non-union cars from union property

[oldbrowser]

The scribe later wrote that his Camry was built at Toyota’s Georgetown, Kentucky plant

They are going to have to rework their rule to make it union built vs. non-union built that they discriminate against.

[prisoner6]

Sorento? How do you like it? Wife and I have been looking at the built in GA KIA's for awhile. IIRC the plant just fired up last year and we've been waiting to see if they're as good as some reports have claimed.

Since we've talked on some of the bike threads I value your opinion.

FWIW Wife is hot for a KIA Soul. Me, not so much. I need something bigger.

[The Comedian]

Well, GM is a Kenyan organization now...

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[philman_36]

UAW bans “foreign”non-union cars from union property
DING-DING-DING-DING! We have a winner, folks!

[justlurking]

Wait! It’s a foreign car, BORN in the United States. He should ask for amnesty — and citizenship. And food stamps. And free housing.

FYI, this reply just got added to the original article in an update, and attributed to you. :-)

[Red Badger]

My KIA was built by rednecks in Korea................

[SandRat]

bboop, you and FR got mentioned in the article.

[econjack]

The President of the UAW (King) was on CNBC this morning and confirms my belief that union leadership just doesn't get it. He stated that he's tired of giving all the tax breaks to the rich at the expense of the poor and middle class workers.

Really?

Doesn't that bozo realize that the top 10% of income earners in this country shoulder 66% of the tax burden? Doesn't he know that the lower 40% of the income distribution pay no taxes at all? Doesn't he know that those “rich” people are the ones who own the businesses that are going to give people jobs to create the income to buy a car? Sorry, but I see the “rich” creating jobs, donating to charities, supporting education, and a host of other goods things. But, I have to ask myself: What has a poor person done for me lately? You know, I can't find one thing that makes me feel a shred of sympathy for them.

[Lion Den Dan]

I suppose a Mexican Dodge truck and a Canadian Chevrolet would be welcome.

[Clioman]

The foreign country called Alabama is now the second-largest auto-producing state in the union. The Hyndai factory outside Montgomery is running full tilt. These things are possible elsewhere...if Alabama can make high quality products that people want to buy at a reasonable price, so can other states. It’s just a matter of telling the UAW to shove it.

[bmwcyle]

I like my KIA. I have 4500 miles on it. The ride is a little hard but not too bad. I wish it had XM and not the other. I get life time on the drive train with my dealer. I got the AWD. I tested the Santa Fe Hyundai and the FWD got light when you accelerated fast. This make the steering wobble. My wife wanted electric features on the passenger side. The cross bars on the roof rack and some other items won't be out until January. I like the back just seats and it is fun to drive. It goes will on dirt roads and I have not had it in snow.

I suggest the new Sportage over the Soul.

[rawhide]

Did the Ford plant close down? Kinda ambiguous reading your post! /s

[maine yankee]

My ‘all-American’ ford was built in Windsor,Ontario with a Mazda engine.

[Bud Krieger]

Chevy GTO? Missed that one. Always thought it was a Pontiac. Or a Ferrari for those ticked off Italians.

[bmwcyle]

I guess you don’t have the 2011 Serento. How is your KIA?