Members of Local 723 United Auto Workers employed at Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance Dundee will hold a "Buy it Here, Build it Here" rally starting at 9 am Thursday in downtown Monroe. Location: St. Mary's Park, 195 W. Elm Ave, Monroe Michigan. Call 734.385.6364
UAW Workers to hold rally for Automakers
By wolfman - Posted on April 23rd, 2009
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How about driving directions, I'm not doing anything today and could get there pretty quickly after the show.
Here's to the crazy ones, the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Laid-off autoworkers take to streets
by Charles Slat , last modified April 23. 2009 11:23AM
http://www.monroenews.com/article/20090423/NEWS01/704239988
Unemployed auto workers staged rallies in Monroe and Dundee this morning to try to spur auto sales so they might be called back to work.
Frustrated by sporadic layoffs, members of Local 723, United Auto Workers, at the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) plant at Dundee took to the streets with signs, leaflets, banners and flags to urge the public to "Buy American."
view video clip of rally
http://www.monroepublishing.com/multimedia/autorally.html
~The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism~
Sir William Osler
I headed up that way but I was getting such great mileage that I just kept going right on past the left wing extremist protesters.
Here's to the crazy ones, the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
content. I have the buy American sticker on it.
Is there such a thing as an American product any more?
Do You Know Where Your Car is Made?
http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/content/db/b-db-autos.shtml
Furthermore:
The Cars.com American Made Index
http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=top&subject=more&story=a...
1. Ford F-Series* : Dearborn, Mich.; Kansas City, Mo.; Louisville, Ky.; Norfolk, Va.
2. Chevrolet Silverado : Fort Wayne, Ind.; Pontiac, Mich.
3. Toyota Camry**, Camry Solara : Georgetown, Ky.
4. Ford E-Series : Lorain, Ohio
5. Chevrolet Cobalt : Lordstown, Ohio
6. Ford Explorer, Explorer Sport Trac : Louisville, Ky.; St. Louis
7. Chevrolet Malibu, Malibu Maxx : Kansas City, Kan.
8. Ford Escape** : Kansas City, Mo.
9. Toyota Sienna : Princeton, Ind.
10. Chevrolet TrailBlazer*** : Moraine, Ohio
* Excludes Ford F-650, F-750
**Excludes hybrid
***Excludes discontinued TrailBlazer EXT
Sources: Automaker data, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Posted on 6/28/06
Note that in that list, about the only autos which are high-ranked for sales are the Malibus, to wit:
U.S. News & World Report Releases 2008 Car Rankings: Honda Still King, GM Rapidly...
http://www.automotive.com/auto-news/02/33226/index.html
So Ohio doesn't seem to be making cars that people want to buy. Prediction: We STILL won't be making fuel-efficient cars. So don't start making plans on working for the auto industry in Ohio, folks.
coigate,
I bought an oil drainage pan from advanced auto and it had the made in america sticker on it!
but where the the sticker made?
I need a new Flag for Memorial Day. When I went to purchase one I noticed that it had a "Made in China" sticker affixed to it.
Needless to say I passed on that one.
KrazyKat, I didn't even think about the sticker. LOL.
Think the UAW ever protested the big three for buying foreign parts?
They may have, but it's sure not an on-going battle that gets a lot of press, and I sure as hell havent ever seen a bumper sticker telling the big three to buy american made parts.