Posted on 07/30/2015 2:37:37 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - For Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, there's something awkward about the Harley-Davidson motorcycles that he has been posing on at presidential campaign stops: each one bears a sticker on its frame that reads "Union made in the USA."
Walker has made the iconic American brand a centerpiece of his campaign kick-off tour this month, visiting four dealerships and sometimes showing off his own 2003 Harley Road King as he seeks to harness its appeal to older white male voters.
But there is another side to Harley that the Republican candidate has been less vocal about - it is a leading example of a successful company that has a strong relationship with labor unions.
Walker, by contrast, has made his union-busting credentials the foundation of his White House bid, touting it as the prime example of his leadership success and as evidence of how he can defeat powerful vested interests and even foreign enemies.
It's not clear how he can reconcile his love of the powerful, deep-rumbling bikes known as "hogs" with the strong union loyalties of those who build them.
Some of the people who build Harleys - more than a thousand of whom are unionized workers in Wisconsin - are fuming over Walker's prominent use of the bikes in his campaign.
"He's trying to make a name for himself by saying 'I took on 100,000 union workers' - and he's on our bikes," said Andy Voelzke, 57, who works at Harley's plant just outside Milwaukee and is a member of the United Steelworkers union.
"It's just such a contradiction."(continued)
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“...that has a strong relationship with labor unions.”
Oh PA-lease!! What a load of crap! We are supposed to read into that a “loving” relationship!? The “strong relationship” of any union is that they have ya by the yarbles.
This article shows how desperate the liberal press is.
“Now read the article.”
I read that little propaganda piece, which not-so-subtly tries to connect Walker’s stance on public sector unions to an anti-union stance in general. I highly doubt Walker “has ground to make up” with Harley riders.
That’s nice - my opinions stand.
Not at all. I meant that the media will dredge up any story no matter how trivial to make Walker look bad. I guess I just didn’t express myself to the high level expected on this site. Sorry...
Sorry if I misunderstood....
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