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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Harley lays off 440 in Wisconsin
Harley lays off 440 in WisconsinIn StarTribune.com Business
MILWAUKEE - Harley-Davidson Inc. on Monday temporarily laid off 440 employees at plants where motorcycle parts such as engines and windshields are made as a strike at its largest production plant entered a second week. About 240 employees were temporarily laid off at a plant in Tomahawk, in north-central Wisconsin, said Bob Klein, a spokesman for the Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker. About 200 workers were laid off at plants in southeastern Wisconsin as well, he said, and the company might lay off 300 more workers in that area. About 2,800 union workers in York, Pa., have been striking since
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