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Omaha Steve

(99,655 posts) Tue Feb 7, 2012, 01:24 PM Feb 2012

Hostess (Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Ding Dongs) union ((15,000) sets key strike vote today

By JOSH KOSMAN

Last Updated: 12:01 AM, February 6, 2012

Posted: 11:30 PM, February 5, 2012

The restructuring of the bankrupt Hostess Brands bakery business will hit a key point tomorrow as the union representing 15,000 drivers and bakery workers votes to authorize a strike.

The unions are upset that they are being asked to give up their pensions and to accept a five-year wage freeze. Hostess, maker of Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other snack food brands, is looking to cut labor costs it claims are higher than those of its rivals.

Representatives of the union hope the strike authorization, if approved by the rank and file, will move management to soften its stance on givebacks ahead of a court hearing in March that could lead to Hostess Brands winning court approval to void the current collective bargaining pact.

A strike could be devastating for the decades-old baker, the largest in the country. The union, in a letter to its members, acknowledged as much — saying that if they walk off the job over the draconian cuts that are being proposed, the company could shut down.

See also: Welcome To The Teamsters-Hostess Webpage: http://www.teamster.org/hostess

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Hostess (Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Ding Dongs) union ((15,000) sets key strike vote today (Original Post) Omaha Steve Feb 2012 OP

Wow, it's time to stock up on my ding dongs. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #1

"Junk Food Junkie" Javaman Feb 2012 #2

I know one person who will be very upset with this news SirRevolutionary Feb 2012 #3

Why is it always the WORKERS who are asked to make sacrifices Hugabear Feb 2012 #4

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

1. Wow, it's time to stock up on my ding dongs.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 01:28 PM

Feb 2012

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

2. "Junk Food Junkie"

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 01:53 PM

Feb 2012

By Larry Groce

You know I love that organic cooking
I always ask for more
And they call me Mr Natural
On down to the health food store
I only eat good sea salt
White sugar don't touch my lips
And my friends is always begging me
To take them on macrobiotic trips
Yes, they are

Oh, but at night I stake out my strong box
That I keep under lock and key
And I take it off to my closet
Where nobody else can see
I open that door so slowly
Take a peek up north and south
Then I pull out a Hostess Twinkie
And I pop it in my mouth

Yeah, in the daytime I'm Mr Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
But at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me

Well, at lunchtime you can always find me
At the Whole Earth Vitamin Bar
Just sucking on my plain white yogurt
From my hand thrown pottery jar
And sippin' a little hand pressed cider
With a carrot stick for dessert
And wiping my face in a natural way
On the sleeve of my peasant shirt
Oh, yeah

Ah, but when that clock strikes midnight
And I'm all by myself
I work that combination on my secret hideaway shelf
And I pull out some Fritos corn chips
Dr Pepper and an ole Moon Pie
Then I sit back in glorious expectation
Of a genuine junk food high

Oh yeah, in the daytime I'm Mr Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
Oh, but at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me

My friends down at the commune
They think I'm pretty neat
Oh, I don't know nothing about arts and crafts
But I give 'em all something to eat
I'm a friend to old Euell Gibbons
And I only eat home grown spice
I got a John Keats autographed Grecian urn
Filled up with my brown rice
Yes, I do

Oh, folks but lately I hae been spotted
With a Big Mac on my breath
Stumbling into a Colonel Sanders
With a face as white as death
I'm aftraid someday they'll find me
Just stretched out on my bed
With a handful of Pringles potato chips
And a Ding Dong by my head

In the daytime I'm Mr Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
But at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me

SirRevolutionary

(579 posts)

3. I know one person who will be very upset with this news

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 02:03 PM

Feb 2012

Rule #32: Enjoy the little things.

Hugabear

(10,340 posts)

4. Why is it always the WORKERS who are asked to make sacrifices

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 02:14 PM

Feb 2012

You can bet your ass that the CEO's and upper management types won't be giving up too much - they'll still be raking in their huge salaries, bonuses, and perks.

THIS is why we need organized labor in this country

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