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themaguffin

(3,826 posts)
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 02:59 PM Feb 2014

VW calls out Sen Corker lie: Union vote has nothing to do with adding vehicle line


"There is no connection between our Chattanooga employees' decision about whether to be represented by a union and the decision about where to build a new product for the U.S. market," said Frank Fischer, chairman and chief executive officer of Volkswagen Chattanooga.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/us-autos-vw-tennessee-idUSBREA1C10Y20140213?

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VW calls out Sen Corker lie: Union vote has nothing to do with adding vehicle line (Original Post) themaguffin Feb 2014 OP
The filthy little mint julep (Corker) is trying to make trouble where there has to be none. Dawson Leery Feb 2014 #1
What??? A Republican lied to his constituents? LonePirate Feb 2014 #2
What he did was evil and totally inappropriate for a Senator, but I don't think he lied. What I okaawhatever Feb 2014 #5
Republicons just do not do truth. It's not one of their "values" Berlum Feb 2014 #3
and I think it's time to crush "right to work" with "workers' rights" themaguffin Feb 2014 #7
Kick. Important info. nt riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #4
Kick Scuba Feb 2014 #6
K&R.. butterfly77 Feb 2014 #8
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt Enthusiast Feb 2014 #9

LonePirate

(13,419 posts)
2. What??? A Republican lied to his constituents?
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 03:04 PM
Feb 2014

I am glad Fischer spoke up to counter Corker's lie. We all know the media certainly won't do a damn thing to point out or correct a lying right winger.

okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)
5. What he did was evil and totally inappropriate for a Senator, but I don't think he lied. What I
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 03:18 PM
Feb 2014

think is that he knows the Chattanooga plant is going to get the second vehicle line no matter what. He tried to use fear to get what HE wanted, not what the company or the workers wanted. Either way, they'll likely get the second line. That's the only way Corker can get away with it. He tried to scare them into thinking if they went union (work council) the work would go to Mexico. I think the plant in Mexico has a work council anyway. Despicable him.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
3. Republicons just do not do truth. It's not one of their "values"
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 03:05 PM
Feb 2014

As is evidenced over and over and over.

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