Time to stockpile Twinkies?

[Phoenix]

Does this mean the end of Twinkies...? I don't know.


http://www.foxbusiness.com/industrie...est=latestnews

Hostess Brands Inc, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, said it will ask a bankruptcy judge for permission to liquidate after failing to obtain wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its bakery workers.

The company said a strike by members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union that started last week was too much to overcome.

[AmarilloCowboyFan]

and Zingers

[Signals]

I probably won't notice them being gone, I haven't eaten one in 30 years.

RIP Twinkies.

P.S. good luck to those 18,000 unemployed Hostess employees who will be looking for work.

[rocboy22]

Originally Posted by Signals

I probably won't notice them being gone, I haven't eaten one in 30 years.

RIP Twinkies.

P.S. good luck to those 18,000 unemployed Hostess employees who will be looking for work.

seems to me from the snippet above they could have kept their jobs by agreeing to some benefit reductions. instead, they went on strike.

[Yeagermeister]

This is the beginning of the zombie apocalypse

[Yeagermeister]

Originally Posted by rocboy22

seems to me from the snippet above they could have kept their jobs by agreeing to some benefit reductions. instead, they went on strike.

It was the union workers that went on strike not all of the workers. They killed the deal for everyone else.

[arglebargle]

Hostess apparantly had already filed for bankruptcy earlier. I think the issues probably go a bit deeper.

Selling off their brand names may bring them a pretty penny though.

[vta]

So far we're ok. Let this spread on over to Drake's and Devil Dogs and there will be hell to pay.

[DFWJC]

Originally Posted by Signals

I probably won't notice them being gone, I haven't eaten one in 30 years.

RIP Twinkies.
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I'm sure if you had one in your attic from back then it would still be well preserved

[SaltwaterServr]

Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

It was the union workers that went on strike not all of the workers. They killed the deal for everyone else.

Reading that the union contracts required different delivery vehicles for non-dessert products versus dessert products lets you know how they got in the situation they did. Absolutely asinine.

This is a classic example of the union myopia. They'll fight for your rights all the way up to the point where the company goes out of business and you're unemployed.

[DFWJC]

Originally Posted by SaltwaterServr

Reading that the union contracts required different delivery vehicles for non-dessert products versus dessert products lets you know how they got in the situation they did. Absolutely asinine.

This is a classic example of the union myopia. They'll fight for your rights all the way up to the point where the company goes out of business and you're unemployed.

Going to be interesting to see if that law in California passes that make union dues non-mandatory. Everywhere else they passed it, union dues participation dropped 90-95%.

[SaltwaterServr]

Originally Posted by DFWJC

Going to be interesting to see if that law in California passes that make union dues non-mandatory. Everywhere else they passed it, union dues participation dropped 90-95%.

That, and to see what Walmart does to the union they're fighting with over the protests. Black Friday is going to be a very interesting day that may turn all public perception against the unionized workers if shopping on that day goes horribly awry.

[justbob]

Informative and a great job of keeping it non political and on thread..I salute you

[Rowdy]

[chip_gilkey]

You guys are right, the workers should've just rolled over and taken the pay/benefits deductions. Why bother saying anything, just let them pay you what they wish. Don't bother standing up for yourselves. I'd like to see how some of you would react if your boss told you they were cutting your pay and benefits.