Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Save Our Plant Ride & Rally continues to grow. I spoke with the general managers at both Sovereign Bank Stadium and Fox 43, which is sponsoring the event, today and they are prepping for a big event. They are … Continue reading →

The flood gates opened yesterday here at the YDR. First, it was the previously known meeting between Sen. Bob Casey and Harley-Davidson – which ended up being with the man himself, CEO Keith Wandell. Then, in a breaching of the … Continue reading →

Sen. Bob Casey put out a statement today saying he met with Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell. A staff member said the meeting occurred in Washington, D.C. It came a day after Casey met with representatives from the union workforce at … Continue reading →

Some investors want to stay away from Harley after its latest round of earnings numbers, but Deutsche Bank thinks it is a good buy. And why would they think that? For one, what they heard at a dealer meeting in … Continue reading →

The Milwaukee Business Journal is reporting that nearly 400 Harley-Davidson employees at a plant in Wisconsin will be cut Sept. 25. Read the story here.

An item on the IAM 175 Web site says surveys were to be distributed today to workers pertaining to upcoming contract negotiations. The surveys are due Aug. 4. The contract between local workers and Harley-Davidson is scheduled to expire early … Continue reading →

Someone recently sent me a bigger story on something we touched on earlier this month: Harley had expected to sell more Sportster motorcycles because of the economy during the first part of this year. Sportsters are less expensive compared to … Continue reading →

Sen. Bob Casey is scheduled to meet with representatives from the local Harley union and Harley itself this week. The union meeting is Wednesday and the Harley meeting is Thursday, his office said Friday. Check it out here.

The local union representing workers at Harley-Davidson posted on their Web site a piece about next Tuesday’s National Call-In Day in which union members from across the country are encouraged to call representatives to say they want health care reform. … Continue reading →

A lot of coverage today in the YDR about Harley and riding motorcycles. First, responders were mixed about whether they would buy a Harley if the company moved from York County, and answers were pretty specific. The story is just … Continue reading →