Harley to keep rolling out bikes in Wisconsin

[IDemo]

Source: Associated Press

By DINESH RAMDE
updated 1 hour 42 minutes ago

MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson Inc. workers approved a seven-year contract that freezes wages and slashes hundreds of jobs in concessions the company said will keep two of its Wisconsin factories open.

The Milwaukee-based motorcycle company had warned that it would move the production to another state if its three state unions rejected the deal. A move would have eliminated about 1,350 jobs.
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After reviewing the results of the unions' votes, the board of directors agreed Tuesday to call off the search for replacement sites.

"Change is never easy, and we have asked our employees to make difficult decisions. However, we are pleased to be keeping production operations in our hometown of Milwaukee and in Tomahawk," company President and Chief Executive Keith Wandell said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39173353/ns/business/

[Evasporque]

1. Ahhh....no bikes...engines and transmissions, and fibreglass parts....nt

[Evasporque]

2. Management/Labor negotiations...

(ripped from 27b/6)

[benddem]

3. yes but at what cost

to the workers. They made a deal but the grinches in the head office had them by the b....ls.
edit for spelling

[FLPanhandle]

4. Harley at least still builds it's bike in the US

Every other US based automotive industry company moves their work offshore. They earn a lot of points in my book for that.

[Lochloosa]

7. FLPanhandle....where are you? Born and raised in Tally

[FLPanhandle]

10. In Fort Walton.

Family has been in the panhandle of Florida from St. Marks to Pensacola since the 1800's. I guess we never had a mule or car good enough to get us out. :)

[Lochloosa]

12. Same here... I lived in St. Marks for a year. The No-See-Ums chased me out.

[Mnpaul]

8. Built with Chinese parts

all to save a buck. Front wheel bearings that fail at 5000 miles. Harley made over 70 million in profits last year. The CEO made 15 million over the past 2 years. The workers get no raise for 7 years?

The workers should take the $12,000 they got in the settlement(over another issue) and go out and buy a Japanese bike. Fill the parking lot with them. If they CEOs weren't such jerks they could have turned those checks into many new Harley sales but they deserve just the opposite.

Harley AMF here we come again.

[JDPriestly]

5. Companies that abandon their workers and communities for higher profits

should be required to pay huge severance penalties.

[boomerbust]

6. They will be rolling out

JUNK with temp workers. Remember the 70's and 80's. JUNK.

[county worker]

9. Now are they going to lower the price of those over priced hogs or just keep the savings?

[IDemo]

11. Clue: the answer rhymes with "increase executives' salary and bonuses"

[E-Z-B]

13. Mark my words: the company will still leave in a couple years. Same with York.