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Jan 31, 2007 — About 98 percent of Harley's nearly 2,800 unionized workers have voted to strike. The contract expires at 12:01 a.m. Friday, and picketing will begin at that time, union representatives said. Discussions on the proposed labor contract began at 9 a.m. today in the Toyota Arena at the York Expo Center, where the members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 175 met.

Now that we have a real Scotus nominee where are all the Miers supporters. Be consistant if you can.

By now I'm assuming that Harley-Davidson has figured out whom to fire for putting Elton John in front of 150,000 of its best customers as the 100th anniversary party's grand finale. So I called the company to check. "No, of course not," said Harley spokeswoman Amy Alarupi. "No one is going to lose their job over this." How about a forced transfer from the Juneau Ave. office to the Juneau, Alaska, outpost? There's nothing wrong with Elton John that being The Rolling Stones instead wouldn't fix. Anyone who says he was a good choice for these leathery bikers is still...