WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN (AP) -- Harley-Davidson Inc.'s three Wisconsin unions have agreed to a contract with steep concessions. Now it's up to the company to confirm it won't move its production out of the state.
The board of directors is expected to review the voting results Tuesday from the unions. All three voted Monday to approve the contract.
Many workers say they voted for it grudgingly, saying they accepted its harsh terms only to help keep jobs in the state.
Harley had previously said it would move its Wisconsin operations to other states if the unions rejected the new deal. A move would have eliminated about 1,350 jobs.
The contract freezes employees' pay, slashes hundreds of production jobs and assigns large volumes of work to part-time workers.
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