3rd and final Harley-Davidson union in Wis. approves deal that will freezes pay but saves jobs

Last set of Wis. Harley workers approves contract

MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson workers in northern Wisconsin have approved a labor contract that freezes pay and cuts about 75 jobs at their plant while saving hundreds of other jobs.

Union president Frank Garrou (guh-ROO’) says almost 300 workers at the plant in Tomahawk approved the deal Monday by a margin of about 70 percent to 30 percent.

Workers in the motorcycle company’s other two Wisconsin unions approved the contract earlier in the day.

Harley-Davidson Inc. executives had said they would move production out of Wisconsin if the contract were rejected. That would have eliminated about 1,350 jobs.

The company has said its board of directors will consider the vote results and make a final decision Tuesday.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson workers in northern Wisconsin have approved a labor contract that freezes pay and cuts about 75 jobs at their plant while saving hundreds of other jobs.

Union president Frank Garrou (guh-ROO’) says almost 300 workers at the plant in Tomahawk approved the deal Monday by a margin of about 70 percent to 30 percent.

Workers in the motorcycle company’s other two Wisconsin unions approved the contract earlier in the day.

Harley-Davidson Inc. executives had said they would move production out of Wisconsin if the contract were rejected. That would have eliminated about 1,350 jobs.

The company has said its board of directors will consider the vote results and make a final decision Tuesday.