A parking agreement between the UAW and Marine reservists may have taken a political turn.

A courtesy policy that had been in place for years suddenly changed Tuesday.

Marine reservists from the Marine Corps Reserve Center who were allowed to park in the lot at the UAW Solidarity House on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit found that parking privileges had been revoked.

Local 4 reported that foreign-made cars and vehicles with Bush-Cheney bumpers stickers aren't welcome in the lot.

Tony Camilleri is a contractor who removes snow from the base.

"I think it shows a lack of respect even for other union members who have family members or friends that are active military or know someone who is, was or may be," Camilleri told Local 4.

The UAW responded to the change of policy in a statement:

"While the reservists certainly have the right to drive non-union 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," according to the statement.http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/4273383/detail.html

Geez, I thought this was a free country that these soldiers are fighting for. I'm willing to bet that if these reservists had Kerry stickers on their foreign made cars they would have a good space reserved for them right at the front door. I mean sure if the union jerks want to end the free parking agreement they can, but to do it just because the troops support their commander and chief is disgraceful.

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I don't see what's so disgraceful. Basically, the people they are revoking the parking priveleges from were pulling a double anit-auto worker's union whammy. Would you be upset about this if troops advertising Orbitz on their cars lost their parking priveleges in the Expedia parking lot?

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I can understand revoking their priviledges for the foreign made cars but not because of the political stickers. In many cases union members vote republican even though the leaders of the unions donate union money to democrat campaigns. Bush stickers are not advertising anti-auto worker's union stances. That might be the union leaders' beliefs but it obviously isn't some of the workers' beliefs.

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You can't just look at a car and tell where it's made anymore. I have two Hondas and two Nissans that were made in the good ol' USA.


That's part of the problem with the UAW. They expect you to buy a car because it's union-made. Maybe they should try making a quality product and see what happens. Let the Democrats keep buying Dodge Caravans even though year after year the transmission goes out. My brother has owned three. He still has the black marks on his driveway from having to have a brand new one (with 107 miles on it) towed while it was still in PARK.

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Why did he buy 3 of them? Shoulda bought a Chevy! 107 miles? sounds like a lemon.

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Because he's a stupid liberal? I can't think of any other reason. Don't we all like to have a car in the shop for 3 weeks before we even make the first payment?

Only if it was a truck.

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...anytime in recent history where any of these big unions in all industries have help their union members? Unions are all about power and politics, they don't give a (*)(*)(*)(*) about their members.

sinkandtiredflibles wrote Your story about the black marks left from towing is made up trash by you.

A vehicle with a transmission locked should have been towed with the NON DRIVE TRAIN WHEELS down and the drive train wheels up, or place on a flat bed as is done around here. Your problem was with the idiot company who towed it. If your idiot company left black marks "on the drive way" there would not have been any tires or even rims lefth by the time the vehicle gotr where it was going.

I think that you need to fabricate a better story.

If the union has a beef with " foreign-made cars " that is their right. I have severe doubts about the anti military twist put on this story. Unions have a right to preserve their industry and the Bush administration has not done anything ab out American industry flowing out of the country. This administration has not fostered real "free trade" either.

I just do not believe that those union members are "anti-miltary'

GM bans Ford vehicles from it's parking lots that is one way competitors act toward each other. Bush is not a friend of the union worker so why should they help out the ones who support their competition.

I would not have taken up banning cars with Bush bumper stickers but the foreign car ban is fair game.

This is just a case of the unions exercising their freedom of speech.

So what is your big problem Mr. SINKANDTIERFLILBILES ?