Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson both came out on Monday against boycotting Harley-Davidson, doing so a day after President Donald Trump said it would be "great" if there were a boycott.
President Donald Trump and Gov. Scott Walker grabbed a pair of golden shovels on Thursday and began moving piles of dirt under the hot June sun as part to mark the start of work on the Foxconn Technology Group project.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's full-throttled love affair with Harley-Davidson motorcycles has been intertwined with his rising political career, but now he must cope with revved up criticism of the Milwaukee-based company from President Donald Trump.
Harley-Davidson, up against spiraling costs from tariffs, will begin to shift its production of motorcycles that are bound for Europe from the U.S. to factories overseas.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday after a tour of a Harley-Davidson factory in Wisconsin he understands why the motorcycle-maker is opening a manufacturing plant in Thailand, calling it a "market-access move."
The National Labor Relations Board investigates charges against employers or union chapters accused of violating the National Labor Relations Act. The board has not yet issued decisions on these charges.