hostess is closing due to strikes ?

[TFOGGER]

The upside is that they'll last forever without refrigeration.

[Byte Stryke]

Seems rather I'll timed with the recent weed bill passing.

you'll time what?

[roberth]

I'll bet there were some bad decisions made by management along the way, this strike threat was just the straw that broke the camels back. Hostess' equipment will be bought by someone with a clue hopefully and if they're smart they'll hire some of these experienced people back, hopefully without the union.

Everyone (manglement and employees) need to understand that the economy is cyclical, up and down, good and bad. Companies need to prepare for both and so do employees, this is called corporate and personal responsibility. The management at my work does not have a clue much beyond 3 months, sure they have a plan but is that plan rooted in reality....NO.

[Rooskibar03]

Local Soopers cleaned out of just about anything Hostess. Not a Twinkie to be found. I did however love the expression on the checkers face when he asked me what's with the hostess purchases and I told him "didn't you hear, the union ran then out of business"

[Drilldov2.0]

6700 union idiots cost the jobs of 18k because they refused to accept the bankruptcy courts' ruling that Hostess could restructure under chapter 11. So they went on strike, and paid the price. For them and 18k total employees. Nice work union idiots! Unions had their time, now it is time for them to be gone.

[gos]

You can't complain about the unions, then claim you believe in free enterprise and capitalism in the same breath.

People should be free to form unions if they choose to do so, and companies should be free to choose to hire union or non-union workers if they choose to do so.

When the two sides disagree, the workers can choose not to work and/or the company can choose to shut down.

Nothing wrong with either option IMO, it's how a truly free market is supposed to work.

--gos

[hatidua]

I briefly considered going out this morning and finding a Twinkie to try as I've never had one (I can't pronounce the ingredients, which is usually my barometer for eat/no-eat). Alas, it sounds like the shelves have been cleaned out. Oh well.

[Drilldov2.0]

Yes, I can. The union shut down a company and lost 12k more workers their jobs. A great, shining example of how unions have no place anymore. I am glad Hostess shut down and the union workers lost their jobs. Hostess has only been in business for 82 years, they must be doing something right. They made a mistake in hiring union.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-box-of-Hos...f#ht_57wt_1129

What do you wanna bet this actually sells?

[Clint45]

The new Hostess will come out in debt, but be lean and mean and non-Union, and instead of payouts to the Unions they will be able to use their revenue to pay down debt and regain marketshare.

They will accomplish this by hiring new employees at a couple dollars above minimum wage, with no benefits, no overtime, no bonuses, and no hope of a raise. It will be like a McDonaldland job that they can fire you from or cut your hours in half at their whim, and lock the gates if the workers decide to unionize again.