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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:28 PM
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Lat's all support the UAW strike!
I passed by the GM plant in Defiance, OH today. I had 5 DU stickers
and gave the strikers 4 of them. These are working folks who are fighting
for their rights.

The Teamsters have vowed to honor picket lines and not transport GM
vehicles. Please, for the duration of the strike DO NOT buy a GM vehicle
or get yours serviced at a GM dealership!

Full disclosure: We own a 2006 Grand Prix. I'll be serviced at Jiffy
Lube for the time being, even though we have a service contract with
GM.

It's crunch time. If this strike fails, it may well be the death of the
labor movement for a generation.

:patriot:
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:29 PM
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1. Standing with the union
:patriot:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:29 PM
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2. Pecs too!
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:33 PM
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5. I just caught that!
:rofl:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:34 PM
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7. I hear the gluts are company men tho - real assholes.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:32 PM
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3. Solidarity, brother!
:patriot:

We own a Mercury (Ford) and a Dodge. Thankfully we are not in the market for a new car.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:42 PM
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12. Our other rides are a Toyota Echo and Honda Accord
Both kinda old, but MADE IN USA!
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 11:03 PM
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17. Self Deleted
Edited on Mon Sep-24-07 11:04 PM by susanna
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:33 PM
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4. It is somehow poetically fitting that the union is striking in a town called Defiance.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:34 PM
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6. I love it!
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:37 PM
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9. I thought that, too
I was there to pick up a (non-GM) load.
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 11:12 PM
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19. Defiance is a neat little town
right down the road from Napoleon.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 11:21 PM
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20. That it is.
BTW, the Petro in Napoleon (US 24 @ Industrial Blvd) has a Quiznos.

Mmmmmm!
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:37 PM
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8. Godspeed!
I own a Subaru...no GM for me!
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Perseid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:39 PM
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10. K and R
thanks for the post
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:42 PM
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11. Union worker here
Solidarity. :patriot:
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:44 PM
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13. Solidarity
:patriot:
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:48 PM
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14. I just bought a new Nissan Altima. Made in Smyrna, Tennesee. By unionized labor.
I used to own a Pontiac Grand Am, made in Michigan. If that's not supporting the UAW, what is?
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:52 PM
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15. Good on ya!
:)
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 10:59 PM
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16. My second choice was a Ford made in Mexico.
Glad I went with the Altima instead!
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 11:05 PM
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18. ?si habla espanol
Not here!
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PaddyBlueEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 11:34 PM
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21. Solidarity with my brothers and sister in the UAW
Afscme..AFL-CIO......UFA local 94.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 11:59 PM
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24. Yep!
It's now or never. Workers have been screwed since Reagan. It's time
for us to (finally) come to our senses and unite.
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NaturalHigh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 11:54 PM
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22. I'm absolutely in support of the UAW...
and I'm pleasantly surprised to see the Teamsters get involved.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-25-07 12:00 AM
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25. Nobody screws with the Teamsters
:evilgrin:
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NaturalHigh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-25-07 12:04 AM
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26. So I've heard.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-25-07 12:09 AM
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28. You heard right
:)
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 11:58 PM
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23. My dear liberaltrucker!
No problem for us standing with the union!

We own Toyotas!

And I used to belong to a union, SEIU Local 535, American Red Cross...

Solidarity indeed!

:patriot:
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-25-07 12:05 AM
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27. I knew you'd be there, Dear Peggy!
:hug:

Solidarity!

:patriot:
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-25-07 12:15 AM
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29. Absolutely!
I've never worked in a field that was unionized, but half my immediate family does, and I don't cross picket lines, EVAH!

Solidarity with the union! :patriot:

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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-25-07 12:37 AM
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30. Hi
:hi:

:patriot:
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