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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563
I find it so terribly sad that we are losing an iconic American industry for the sole reason of people not being able to come to an agreement. Finding out that the union that REPRESENTS the Hostess employees is the cause of the company's demise is horrifying to me. It seems a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face. But that's 18 THOUSAND noses and faces.... And 18,000 families that will lose an income this winter/holiday season.
And just as an aside...I'm not truly a Twinkie junkie....I haven't actually had one in years.It was always sufficient to know that they were there if I ever wanted one. Like Malomars. So maybe I have contributed to their demise in some small way....
<<<Catholic girl with Catholic guilt.....
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The union is not responsible for the demise of Hostess.
The union was advocating for the bakers who were being asked to make more significant concessions like reduction in pay and benefits. They'd already taken two pay cuts, lost benefits, and lost their pensions over the past several years.
You might want to look at the other side for the cause, the side that was advocating for corporate greed and the CEO whose several million dollar compensation package had tripled in the past few years and the executives whose pay had risen by an average of 80%. Meanwhile the company was on the verge of bankruptcy and people who barely made a living wage as it is (I saw an analysis today that said the bakers made an average of $14,000 per year) were asked to take less and less.
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer all the time. Unions are one of our only defense mechanisms when it comes to keeping what we have.
Don't allow them to be vilified.