Auto dealers criticize UAW plan to protest at Toyota outlets

[Ed Barrow]

Source: Detroit News

Auto dealers who sell foreign brands are criticizing a plan by the United Auto Workers union to protest at Toyota Motor Corp. dealerships.

On Thursday, incoming UAW President Bob King said the union was redoubling its efforts to organize Toyota workers and will protest at the Japanese automaker's dealerships.

"Attacking small businesses won't help Mr. King build back UAW membership," said Cody Lusk, president of the American International Automobile Dealers Association.

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"We're going to pound on Toyota until they recognize the First Amendment rights of those workers to come into the UAW," King said in Detroit Thursday.

Read more: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100618/AUTO01/6180404/1148/Auto-dealers-criticize-UAW-plan-to-protest-at-Toyota-outlets

[divideandconquer]

1. Toyota 21st in initial quality in latest JD Power reports, Subaru 22nd

UAW cars beat "international" cars this time around.
<http://www.jdpower.com/>

[FarCenter]

4. 2010 Initial Quality Study Results for cars - Ford did pretty good.

Sub Compact Car
Hyundai Accent, Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit

Compact Car
Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra

Compact Sporty Car
Mazda MX-5 Miata, Scion tC

Midsize Car
Honda Accord, Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Malibu

Midsize Sporty
Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger

Large Car
Ford Taurus, Buick Lucerne, Nissan Maxima

Entry Premium Car
Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Acura TL, Cadillac CTS

Compact Premium Sporty Car
Volvo C70, Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe

Midsize Premium Car
Lexus GS, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Volvo S80

Large Premium Car
Lexus LS 460, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Panamera

[doc03]

2. Do the workers at Toyota want a union? n/t

[madrchsod]

5. given a chance to have card check -yes

without card check -no

toyota is`t a very nice company to work for.

[wmbrew0206]

8. EFCA is dead, so it looks like a no then.

[doc03]

9. I know a lady that has a son and daughter that both work

at Toyota and from what I hear they like their job and feel they have no need for a union. I think the labor laws should change to prevent employers from intimidating workers when they vote for Union representation. But Card Check is nothing but giving the Unions power to intimidate workers into signing up, I don't see that as any improvement. I know I will get the same argument that the union wouldn't do that, I know better.

[Kolesar]

3. The "hate America crowd" is here with the "unrecs" ... eom

[madrchsod]

6. they always show up when it comes to the american worker ...

unions,and the we can`t make anything as good as the japanese auto assembliers

[saigon68]

7. They hate unions

They love the DLC and the accommodators