Posted on 03/14/2005 5:25:43 PM PST by deepFR
After telling Marine reservists who drive foreign vehicles or display pro-President Bush bumper stickers they no longer could use a parking lot at the United Auto Workers headquarters, union officials have changed their minds.
The union, which has offices near a Marine Corps Reserve Center in Detroit, reversed its decision after some people said it reflected a lack of support for the Marines and the service of reservists.
"I made the wrong call on the parking issue and I have notified the Marine Corps that all reservists are welcome to park at Solidarity House as they have for the past 10 years," UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said in a statement released by the union.
Gettelfinger noted that he had served in the Marine Corps Reserves.
Officials for the Marine Corps Reserve Center could not immediately be reached for comment.
The UAW has a history of barring foreign-made cars from its lots.
Complete Statement From UAW
Here is the statement that Local 4 received Monday by UAW President Gettelfinger on Marine Reservists parking at UAW headquarters.
"I have reconsidered and reversed my decision not to allow Marine reservists to park non-union made vehicles or vehicles displaying Bush stickers at Solidarity House on weekends.
"Some people may have thought my orginal decision reflected a lack of support for the Marine Corps and the service of Marine reservists.
"That certainly was not my intention. Having served in the Marine Corps Reserves myself, I fully appreciate the sacrifices and contributions made by America's reservists, National Guard members and active duty military personnel and their families.
"That said, I made the wrong call on the parking issue, and I have notified the Marine Corps that all reservists are welcome to park at Solidarity House as they have for the past 10 years.
"I regret that the controversy over this decision has overshadowed the many good things the UAW and our members are doing to support and express our appreciation to America's service men and women and veterans."
Perhaps, the idiot heard from several union members with children serving?
He heard from a lot of angry folks and most likely so did the UAW National HQ's is my bet. Something along the line of "We won't buy anything union made unless.....!"
And exposing this liberal Anti-americanism on FR and other websites had nothing to do with it?
Hard to believe it was a former Marine that kicked them out....Perhaps years of drinking the union moonshine let him forget where he came from.
I bet the media exposure made him cave.
We won't buy anything union made unless.....!"
Works wonders, and is used far to seldom by conservatives, Christians, and traditionalist. How fair things in AZTLAN? :)
Its time to send that Marine unit a caseload of Bush/Cheney bumperstickers!!!
Another wacked-out liberal with no clue how disconnected from regular people he is.
Maybe it was the THOUSANDS of letters he recieved, mine being one of them. What c**p he's trying to give if he didn't get those letters do you think he would have reversed his order?? Not hardly.
I missed this first time around, but I was active duty military and frankly I used to get pissed at the number of military men driving foreign cars. I was never personally mad at anyone, and would not support taking this right away, I just didn't understand it.
I will always be an American car bigot, and don't care if my personal policy supports unions or not. I really could care less, I don't judge others for their purchases, I will simply never, ever, never, buy a german or japanese vehicle. Don't try impressing on me how I am lacking in logic, I understand all the arguments and simply don't care.
Of course in other areas I am a complete hypocrite as I don't look at clothing labels and I am comfortable with my hypocrisy.
If he had really been a Marine, he wouldn't have done it in the first place. A real Marine is a Marine first and a UAW member second.
The big day is fast approaching.
All the BP is in place, the Sheriff is checking things out MMP numbers, according to the local paper, are growing to close to 1000.
Across the nation they've rounded up over 103 members of the M-13 Gang.
The ACLU is still trying to figure out what a "SNIPE" is, why they can only be captured alive at night, and what a paper sack has got to do with it.
Mercury Grand Marquis dittos.
Paul W. Smith, the morning radio host of WJR made it almost a certainty that this would be the end result. With class and clout he laid the union thug out.
Then buy British. :)
"If he had really been a Marine, he wouldn't have done it in the first place."
That crossed my mind also.....
It seems to me that the Marines buy an awful lot of union-made stuff. I guess they don't mind slapping a customer in the face as long as they can push their agenda.
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