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By Jim T. Ryan
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. could cut half of the
nearly 2,000 union jobs at its York
County plant if workers
vote in favor of a proposed contract on Dec. 2, said Tom Santone, regional
representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers.
The cuts would be a necessary part of keeping Harley's
largest plant in Springettsbury
Township, Santone said
today after Local 175 union members had a chance to review the proposed
contract.
The union is endorsing the contract because the alternative is
Harley would move build a new facility in Kentucky, he said. Harley narrowed the
alternative site search to that state Nov. 4.
"Let Kentucky steal jobs
from someone else, not from Harley-Davidson and not from our union," Santone
said outside the York
Expo Center's
Toyota Arena.
The company will make its final decision about the factory
following the union vote, Harley spokesman Bob Klein said.
He said the proposed seven-year contract includes:
The proposal also would change the structure for overtime
pay, increase health care deductibles while limiting coverage and reduce holidays,
Santone said.
The company is offering severance packages for workers who
voluntarily leave as part of job cuts and bonuses for people to take early
retirement, he said.
Most workers at Toyota Arena today declined to speak with
the Business Journal about the contract. Those who did said the proposal is
painful but will keep the factory in York
County.
"I'm voting for it," said Robert Greiman, a tool crib
attendant who's been with the plant for 21 years, "because it's the difference
between having a job or not."
