Posted by me on August 17, 2010, 7:10 am
>| Talked to a friend living near Milwaukee and the Harley situation came
>| up. He stated that in the 1990's the entry wage at Harley, even floor
>| sweeper-types, was $22.50 an hour. HOG must move or go under.
>Such figures tend to include everything from sick leave, vacation & holidays
>to company contributions to health insurance, social security, unemployment
>insurance, et al, to a portion of supervisory/management wages prorated.
>Usually more than double what the employee actually earns let alone takes
>home.
actually I bet their floor sweepers make 22 a hour, then you have top add all
the other shit on top that
Posted by SteveT on August 14, 2010, 11:12 am
This in not a political news group. There are plenty that you can
visit. Please do so.
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Posted by Norm Stockton on August 14, 2010, 1:47 pm
SteveT wrote:
> This in not a political news group.
Yes, it is!
Always has been!
That's why so many of us have had different views of things. ;)
> There are plenty that you can
> visit. Please do so.
It's not just about "just politics", here SteveT. It's about
HARLEY-DAVIDSON's and the political and OTHER things that people here
argue about while we do and don't ride!
After all, even Stafford said that buying a new Harley is stupid!
Posted by SteveT on August 15, 2010, 4:32 pm
:It's not just about "just politics"
It has degenerated to exactly that.
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>| up. He stated that in the 1990's the entry wage at Harley, even floor
>| sweeper-types, was $22.50 an hour. HOG must move or go under.
>Such figures tend to include everything from sick leave, vacation & holidays
>to company contributions to health insurance, social security, unemployment
>insurance, et al, to a portion of supervisory/management wages prorated.
>Usually more than double what the employee actually earns let alone takes
>home.