Harley leaving Milwaukee?
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Harley doesn't actually assemble their bikes there anyway. That's only done in York, PA and Kansas City. They do make a lot of 'components' there though. Saddlebags, fairings, engines, seats etc. Must be a union contract due sometime in the near future. Will be interesting.
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. They are the Harley 43487-04 Conastoga rear and front, and they actually don't break the bank tooo bad considering the price of other wheels.http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
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Those are nice wheels. They fit.
Still nostalgic.
On the whole union thing . . .yeah, sad deal. I work right by the Nummi plant in Fremont, Ca. that just closed. 5000 people (aprox) unemployed. You can see the impact on the area. On the other hand ,their mentality was;
We want our buck an hr cost of living, we want our medical coverage increased (Mind you the avrg wkr wages were $29 Hr) We want we want we want !! But keep (our) factory open. Toyota did the right thing. F/U!!!
Now Tesla (elec cars) is going in there. They may call back (some) of the workers, but there won't be any union in there. Back in the day, when unions really were "for the workers" they were great. My dad was a Teamster and my mom was United Telegraph Workers so I grew up in it. It's just all about greed now. And the local Machinists Union . . . Please !! WEAK !!!
Still nostalgic.
On the whole union thing . . .yeah, sad deal. I work right by the Nummi plant in Fremont, Ca. that just closed. 5000 people (aprox) unemployed. You can see the impact on the area. On the other hand ,their mentality was;
We want our buck an hr cost of living, we want our medical coverage increased (Mind you the avrg wkr wages were $29 Hr) We want we want we want !! But keep (our) factory open. Toyota did the right thing. F/U!!!
Now Tesla (elec cars) is going in there. They may call back (some) of the workers, but there won't be any union in there. Back in the day, when unions really were "for the workers" they were great. My dad was a Teamster and my mom was United Telegraph Workers so I grew up in it. It's just all about greed now. And the local Machinists Union . . . Please !! WEAK !!!
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...and politics. I'm glad Toyota told them to F.O.
But lets not get this thread moved to the political forum.
But lets not get this thread moved to the political forum.
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Wouldn't it be something if Harley started out sourcing to China or Korea to build their bikes. 
Instead of American Iron they could be called Asian Iron.
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Instead of American Iron they could be called Asian Iron.
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Last edited by Rockyriver; Aug 5, 2010 at 09:28 PM.