Harley unions to vote on Wisconsin labor contract
Dinesh Ramde | The Detroit News
September 12, 2010
Harley-Davidson employees in Wisconsin are being asked to vote in favor of a labor contract that will freeze their pay, slash hundreds of jobs and hand large volumes of work to nonunion workers.
As bleak as the proposal sounds, employees may have little choice but to accept it. If they dont, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. has threatened to move its last two Wisconsin operations to another state, leaving about 1,350 employees out of work.
Employees are scheduled to vote on the proposed seven-year contract Monday. The results should be available by the evening.
The Milwaukee-based motorcycle company blames its hardball tactics on finances. It says labor costs at its Milwaukee and Tomahawk plants are too high and it only makes sense to keep them open if the workers agree to labor concessions.
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