MILWAUKEE- 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 part-time workers.
As bleak as the proposal sounds, employees may have little choice but to accept it. If they don’t, 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 contracttoday. The results should be available by the evening.