Harley-Davidson needs flexible workers

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Cos 1 HD wrote:

An American Icon? Just think. we are building
lock stock and barrel over in INDIA now. What happened to the American Icon. We are having trouble with our sub assembly that has been outsource.The Davidson Brothers are rolling around in their graves. So sad. Also, Victory Bikes are also going to built in INDIA. WTF

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DFBHD wrote:

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None. Harley won't hire them back.

Laid off worker wrote:

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They wont hire them back even thought they have the know how to build the bikes. The sad thing is that lot of laid of HD workers ran over to Syncreon to work for less then $16.75 hr. The fools are working for the same company who took away their union jobs. What the hell is wrong with you people? Is it that Harley is that much a part of your identity that you cant stay away? Why in the hell would you go across town and get a job there? I know a laid off HD guy who got a job as a Liason for Syncreon and walks around the HD plant all proud and cocky like he's something. Your a joke dick weed!!! And you think that your old HD friends really respect you like an equal? Get a grip, your working for the same company who took your job and will be taking away theirs too!! You people need to get a grip already.

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Cos 1 HD wrote:

<quoted text>Syncreon is a totally different company from Harley. They also do work for GM, Ford,BMW, the list goes on They are in North,South and Central America. New Zealand everywhere. Look this company up on the internet you will see its not just Harley Davidson.

FlexWorkers-Yes wrote:

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"Wait till your place of employment hires Mr clean up guy (Wandell) To clean house on the employees..." Just goes to show you how uneducated you are. I have skills/qualifications and education that I have earned and are mine regardless of my current job. Therefore if Mr. Clean comes and cleans house at my current job, no problem I will take my education and skill set and find another employer making a similar amount of money.
You and many of your former union co-workers at Harley had no such education / skill set. The only skill set you had was more than likely from "on the job training". And because you could not see this and see that at the time you were earning way more than other manufacturing jobs in York, PA you still chose to go on strike 4+ years ago. And in the end, since IN REALITY your skill set does not demand the kind of $$ you were making at Harley you and your former co-workers lost.
I suppose all boiled down, if you and your former union co-workers were truly worth $22 -$30+ an hour, when you lost your job at Harley you should have been able to go to any manufacturing company in York and make that kind of hourly rate. Since you could not, clearly you were overpaid. Again, blue collar greed is just as bad as white collar greed.

dave wrote:

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So, you work as a male prostitute?

Laid off worker wrote:

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But the one in York assembles parts for Harley. Many of those people are doing the same job for Syncreon that they did for Harley just months ago for 10$ an hour less. I don't mean to put down Syncreon, the company is just fulfilling a need in the county however, the Harley people that ran there for a job should be ashamed of themselves. Im glad another company opened up in the county, we need more jobs, but have some pride people. How can you go to the company who took your work from you? I understand that the Union is to blame for the shitty contract but come on!

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Cos 1 HD wrote:

<quoted text>Harley Davidson Motor Company should have kept everything INHOUSE. Harley Threaten York, Milwaukee and Kansas City. All for the LOVE of Money. Making sure they fill their pockets with plenty. Yes its tough out there. The employees that got laid off at Harley, they needed jobs. The casuals that we got needed jobs because their jobs were out. It sucks!!! Does this make sense- Harley Lay off took place on 2-25-11 On Sunday 2-27-11 They had an ad for casuals in the paper. Job fair happening on March 5,2011. WTF

FlexWorkers-Yes wrote:

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Man you are a simpleton. "All for the LOVE of Money", again why don't you address the fact that 4+ years ago when these Harley union workers were making $22 -$30 per hour with incredible benefits way above the going rate in ALL other York County manufacturing plants, they still chose to go on stirke because it still was not enough. To me that sounds like, "All for the LOVE of money".
As I have previously stated, I am no supporter of corporate (white collar) greed but I am also no supporter of blue collar greed. Having again said that, going on strike under the circumstances descirbe above shows DISLOYALTY to the company and frankly they (the union) deserved what they got.
So take off the rose colored glasses and stop towing the union line, blue collar greed is just as bad as white collar greed.