bimbo already owns thomas' & entemann's...it'd be a hard sell putting in a buy offer for hostess and butternut
R.I.P Hostess
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I haven't had a Twinkie in decades, not my favorite. I did ask at my local Kress IGA Supermarket a few weeks ago if they had Twinkies or Ding-Dongs but they don't carry them.
Now that I know I will never be able to have another "Twinkie" as long as I live, I do want one now.
Head-scratcher 
I know.
Now that I know I will never be able to have another "Twinkie" as long as I live, I do want one now. Head-scratcher I know.
plasmid303
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I liked snowballs. The pink ones.
Hostess, goodbye.
Hostess, goodbye.
VS1976
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It's the Unions undoing! That's why I will never work for them! They are a huge issue with companies today especially with the economic climate.
I haven't had a Twinkie in decades, not my favorite. I did ask at my local Kress IGA Supermarket a few weeks ago if they had Twinkies or Ding-Dongs but they don't carry them.
I am sure they will be made again. Even if they are made by Bimbo lol.
devilof76
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So let me get this right... (I'm not in the US, so bear with me...)
The workers of Hostess are (automatically?) members of this Union. The Union says they have to go on strike, because Hostess made changes in their wages and pension plans.
The workers go on strike, causing Hostess to not be able to produce any of their products, while fixed costs and everything just keep being charged.
Hostess pleas to the workers to come back, otherwise they have to close and file for bankruptcy.
The Union says, "you can't go back to work, or we'll fine you."
Some workers go back to work, most aren't, and Hostess has to close down and filed for bankruptcy.
So now all the workers of Hostess are being layed off and all are out of jobs. Just because this Union said they can't go to work. How is that even possible? It sounds like freaking insanity.
We have unions over here too, but I've never heard anything like this before. I always thought a union was there to care for employees rights, not to get them fired?
And is it one Union for the entire US or is this a Hostess bound one? Do the employees have to pay money to be a member? Are they funded by Hostess? Will they pay the wages for the employees when they are striking?
It may be because I'm not from the US, but this just sounds like one major cluster**** of insanity... How can it be better to get yourself fired than to keep your job? Especially in these times of economic distress? I don't get it...
The workers of Hostess are (automatically?) members of this Union. The Union says they have to go on strike, because Hostess made changes in their wages and pension plans.
The workers go on strike, causing Hostess to not be able to produce any of their products, while fixed costs and everything just keep being charged.
Hostess pleas to the workers to come back, otherwise they have to close and file for bankruptcy.
The Union says, "you can't go back to work, or we'll fine you."
Some workers go back to work, most aren't, and Hostess has to close down and filed for bankruptcy.
So now all the workers of Hostess are being layed off and all are out of jobs. Just because this Union said they can't go to work. How is that even possible? It sounds like freaking insanity.
We have unions over here too, but I've never heard anything like this before. I always thought a union was there to care for employees rights, not to get them fired?
And is it one Union for the entire US or is this a Hostess bound one? Do the employees have to pay money to be a member? Are they funded by Hostess? Will they pay the wages for the employees when they are striking?
It may be because I'm not from the US, but this just sounds like one major cluster**** of insanity... How can it be better to get yourself fired than to keep your job? Especially in these times of economic distress? I don't get it...
yeah I don't know, there were some jobs I was not even part of the union. I mean, maybe that was a risky thing to do but at the time I didn't feel like paying them to do nothing for me, someone would come talk to me about joining but few times I didn't.
I guess they are good in some cases but here obviously not.
I guess they are good in some cases but here obviously not.
Boba Ben
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I thought Ding Dongs were pretty good snack cakes if you had them every once in awhile.
Maybe somebody will buy the rights and recipes to the Hostess brand and just start production up again. It's obvious that there's a demand for their products.
Maybe somebody will buy the rights and recipes to the Hostess brand and just start production up again. It's obvious that there's a demand for their products.
Uncanny Web-Slinger
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How will people get obese now
and here we go.....
Wal-Mart Workers' Black Friday Strike:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wal-mart-workers-black-friday-110048819.html
Wal-Mart Workers' Black Friday Strike:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wal-mart-workers-black-friday-110048819.html
devilof76
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Sorry for insulting you and your mom blackmask. I understand that you didn't mean to call me a racist. 
So dumb. How much do they think their labor is worth?
So dumb. How much do they think their labor is worth?
Boba Ben
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One thing I will agree with from that article is that these stores should stop opening the night of Thanksgiving at 8:00 or whatever for Black Friday madness sales. Open the store the next morning at the regular time and let your people enjoy the holiday with their family. That's how I feel anyway.
devilof76
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The bigger problem is that these stores are desperate to hit sales goals by year end. It sucks, but it's not an isolated problem.
At the same time, if you work in a hospital or a hotel, holidays are a crapshoot if you want time off (regardless of the state of the economy). Most hospital workers make good money, but not all of them. Hotel workers are pretty low wage if they aren't management, and it's not the managers working Thanksgiving and Christmas.
At the same time, if you work in a hospital or a hotel, holidays are a crapshoot if you want time off (regardless of the state of the economy). Most hospital workers make good money, but not all of them. Hotel workers are pretty low wage if they aren't management, and it's not the managers working Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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You gotta be a real boner to work in a hotel though.
devilof76
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That's a fact. And lazy too.
devilof76
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I was a janitor in a hospital when I was in high school. ICU/CCU, NICU, and ER.
It was hell, but I'd do that again before I cleaned rooms in a hotel.
It was hell, but I'd do that again before I cleaned rooms in a hotel.
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