UAW Makes A Sacrific - Placing Lakeside Retreat Up For Sale At $33 Million

The United Auto Workers is hoping to sell its $33 million lakeside retreat in northern Michigan, long a symbol of the union's success but now a financial liability.

The UAW cited the recession and shrinking membership as reasons it is seeking a buyer for the Walter and May Reuther Family Education Center, located on 1,000 heavily forested acres near Onaway. The union bought the property in 1967.

The center, named for the union's iconic leader, was a jewel in which many UAW members took great pride. It is expected to go on the market yet this month.

LexSucks - 1/14/2010 4:25:15 PM

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Why would a Labor Union even purchase something like that in the first place? "Your Union dues at work", so the higher ranked union members can relax like kings. The UAW is the main reason why the US auto industry is in the gutter.

Joe_Limon - 1/14/2010 4:43:07 PM

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Wow... this just makes me wonder what other skeletons the UAW is keeping in the closet... corruption at its finest.

bfghemicuda - 1/14/2010 5:28:33 PM

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Gove it back to the taxpayer.

bfghemicuda - 1/14/2010 5:29:00 PM

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Give

LexSucks - 1/15/2010 2:53:55 PM

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Then give it back to the Union members who pay their union dues.

Joe_Limon - 1/15/2010 7:22:13 PM

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Yes, but the UAW took the money from GM.

Joe_Limon - 1/15/2010 7:25:29 PM

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Maybe the UAW should pay GM back? I hear they are going to have a cool $33 million soon enough. That's a small but good start from what they took.

veyron1001 - 1/14/2010 7:43:39 PM

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Next are the jets.

EL34 - 1/14/2010 10:32:42 PM

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I will never buy an American car as long as it's built by the UAW.

AudiNewEngland - 1/14/2010 10:39:09 PM

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I will never buy an American car as they're crap.

EL34 - 1/14/2010 10:46:12 PM

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If all the UAW workers were unemployed I would be happy.

delan - 1/14/2010 10:54:59 PM

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If you punched yourself in the mouth I'd be happy!

There are certain facets of unions that I don't agree with. But wishing ill on all of it's members?!?! Real mature!

EL34 - 1/15/2010 1:56:59 PM

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This news makes me happy to hear the UAW are going out of business, and that's what they are, a business!

My cousin started a landscaping business called Sundance West. One day he got a call from a Union pig and he told my cousin he was going to only hire Union workers. When my cousin said no, the Union pig said you have two nice kids there, lets keep it that way.

When the UAW are out of business I will buy an American car.

EL34 - 1/15/2010 1:57:46 PM

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delan -

Come at, come on!

EL34 - 1/16/2010 1:29:34 AM

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1UAW, just remeber you wonderful UAW is a dinosaur and will be extinct soon and then the American car companies will make a profit like Toyota USA.

LuxuryFan - 1/16/2010 5:03:46 AM

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Oh well, it looks like corpulent UAW workers will have to sun themselves somewhere else, like at a Motel 6 or something.

EL34 - 1/16/2010 9:56:33 PM

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About the UAW gets a tan in hell!