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February 15, 2007
HB Performance Systems Inc. announced Wednesday that it has laid off 83 employees at its Mequon, Wis., plant as a result of strike at Harley-Davidson Inc.'s factory in Pennsylvania.
HB manufacturers brake systems for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle models that are assembled at Harley's plant in York, Pa., where a 12-day strike has halted operations.
In all, HB employs about 210 hourly production workers at its plant at 5800 W. Donges Bay Road. The workers are represented by the United Steelworkers union, based in Pittsburgh.
The layoffs affect employees who work in HB's Motorcycle, Powersports and Specialty Products divisions.
"While unfortunate, I would like to stress that this action is temporary and meant to only last until the Harley-Davidson strike is over and demand is reinstated," said Rand McNally, president and chief executive officer of HB Performance Systems. "We are poised to reinstate our brake manufacturing operations and shipments for Harley-Davidson as soon as operations resume at the York facility."
Approximately 2,800 unionized employees who are members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 175 went on strike Feb. 2 at the company's facility in York, Pa., the company's largest plant.
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