The Harley plant in York, PA may be history soon according to our paper, officials are looking at 4 possible new areas in different states they may possibly be moving to. That means over 2,000 more workers will be in the unemployment line. I don’t think I want to debate unions, but in this case I think the unions around here are greedy and not really looking out for it’s members. Yes, workers should have rights and feel like they have a leg to stand on when they go up against management, but you can’t feed your family if you push too hard and run these companies away.

The union did it to Caterpillar in York back in 1996 and now we have the same thing happening to the York Harley plant.That plant is one of the most coveted places to work around here and these union officials and members as far as I’m concerned are fricking idiots. Do I have friends that work there?  Yes I do!  Do I think they are greedy and idiots?  Yes I do!  Will I tell them that to their face?  Only if they ask me what I think about the situation! Will York be a ghost town soon? Many businesses have already shut down and a lot of events that helped our economy no longer take place.

Ed Rendell is even getting rid of PA government employees, he has no fricking budget and can’t even pay them, some have been working without pay for quite a while. Who knows maybe the whole PA state will fold under this Governor. Maybe along with trying to sale the turnpike he’ll negotiate to sell the whole state. That was an attempt at humor by the way. Our country has so much compared to others and we take way too much for granted, especially the Harley union workers right now as far as I’m concerned.

I hope they still have York Bike Week this year, but if they move it may all stop, even bike night in downtown York. This event in September draws bikers from all over and really gives our local economy a boost, the Harley Plant is the big sponsor of this event. We have noticed over the past couple years that it seems to be dwindling, even the parade through town seems to be getting shorter. There was talk about fining people with loud pipes a couple years ago, but I haven’t heard anything lately about that plan.

We have always enjoyed York Bike Night in past years, but it’s no longer the same. Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend, take care and be safe.