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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1550123 United States 11/15/2012 11:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Do they get unemployment if it shuts down cause they were on strike? I would hope not. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16095984 They walked out on their jobs....so no unemployment bennies. They will be kicking themselves because they will never be able to get those wages ever again. Greedy people. Serves them right. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 27627903 United States 11/15/2012 11:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The union is even more idiotic since the current wage structure was put into place not by Hostess's management but by the court system. Plus, it's not like Hostess has been a booming business, with $$$ pouring out of its management's offices. It has been wrestling with red ink for several years. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 25450407 United States 11/15/2012 11:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Can't "outsource" bread production since the overnight shipping costs to the retail stores would kill you ... but the plants WILL close and some of them will be stripped of equipment, others will be bought intact but the new owners will NOT hire ANY of the striking workers but will start from scratch hiring off the street people who want to WORK. Reminds me of the idiocy of the Air Traffic Controllers back in 1981 ... most of them NEVER found a job that paid anywhere close to what they were making when they went out on strike, let alone gave them all the Federal Employee Benefits (including retirement) that they had. (and the ATC strikers were FOREVER barred from ever working for the Federal Government again ... and those in the military service serving in the Reserves etc. were kicked out!). What a bunch of stupid idiots ... but hey it is a typical "Union Mindset" |
uscrusader1 User ID: 9491757 United States 11/15/2012 11:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Obama will step in and not let his union cronies fall. Just like GM whats the difference ? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27807407 He will force the twinkies down our throats ! commie obongo cares not. The transition to communism requires the destruction of companies not catering to commie union bosses. Last Edited by uscrusader1 on 11/15/2012 11:44 PM |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 27807407 United States 11/15/2012 11:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They will still have the names trademarked and open up in a non union area. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27807407 Twinkies ® Hoe Hoes ® There are tons of places where the cost of living is low and people don't need to make crap loads of money. And where people do not want unions. Bammy may give the usions the trademarks ? Who knows ? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 27112993 United States 11/16/2012 12:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Loss of 18000 jobs. Quoting: tandym Can't say I am happy about it exactly -- but its what the union bosses deserve. Wonder how many of the workers will actually realize that it was the UNION that doomed them to bread lines and soup kitchens? yeah they doing it where they can apply for unempolyment pay ,then after that they will claim disabilty like all the other people been doing |
Vold3mort User ID: 20442805 United States 11/16/2012 12:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yahoo! Take the money and run. We'll chalk this one up to the Democrats just for shits and giggles. "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. " Winston Churchill |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 27844397 United States 11/16/2012 12:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Back in the 90's A tire plant was struggling and in bankruptcy because of 16 million dollar lawsuit. At the last minute the company found a new source of income , recycling used tires into "fuel pellets" for a power plant ( the rubber pellets help the coal burn cleaner) The union immediately went on strike for higher wages ...so they missed the first delivery...the tire company had to pay the late fines in the contract Tire company went under. The union leaders kept claiming it was all a ploy to get them to accept lower wages, so the union STAYED ON STRIKE for 3 more years demanding a pay raise from a company that no longer existed I drove by them every day on the way to work, 15 to 20 people everyday holding signs. Well after 3 years , someone bought the land the union tried to "negotiate" with them on re-opening the plant. the buyer informed them that he wasn't interested in making tires , he was building an ethanol refinery. They stayed on strike protesting in front of the gate for another 2 years. All of the equipment was sold for scrap The "Factory" was just an empty shell By this time they had actually built several shacks in front of the gates to keep warm in the winter. Here's what it took to get it through their heads that they really did lose their jobs. The bulldozers and dump trucks. It took 3 months to completely raze and remove the building The crowd of strikers kept slowly shrinking as the building disappeared. Sounds too dramatic and stupid to be true..doesn't it? Google "Sauget Illinois" Like I said , I drove by that insanity everyday for 5 years. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 14038453 United States 11/16/2012 12:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Back in the 90's Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27844397 A tire plant was struggling and in bankruptcy because of 16 million dollar lawsuit. At the last minute the company found a new source of income , recycling used tires into "fuel pellets" for a power plant ( the rubber pellets help the coal burn cleaner) The union immediately went on strike for higher wages ...so they missed the first delivery...the tire company had to pay the late fines in the contract Tire company went under. The union leaders kept claiming it was all a ploy to get them to accept lower wages, so the union STAYED ON STRIKE for 3 more years demanding a pay raise from a company that no longer existed I drove by them every day on the way to work, 15 to 20 people everyday holding signs. Well after 3 years , someone bought the land the union tried to "negotiate" with them on re-opening the plant. the buyer informed them that he wasn't interested in making tires , he was building an ethanol refinery. They stayed on strike protesting in front of the gate for another 2 years. All of the equipment was sold for scrap The "Factory" was just an empty shell By this time they had actually built several shacks in front of the gates to keep warm in the winter. Here's what it took to get it through their heads that they really did lose their jobs. The bulldozers and dump trucks. It took 3 months to completely raze and remove the building The crowd of strikers kept slowly shrinking as the building disappeared. Sounds too dramatic and stupid to be true..doesn't it? Google "Sauget Illinois" Like I said , I drove by that insanity everyday for 5 years. And this is why I made my comment on page one about bread lines and soup kitchens. Because some people are either too stupid or too stubborn to realize the truth. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 27304459 United States 11/16/2012 01:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Union do not work in a globalized world,,, Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27744686 plust UNIONS, bosses and member that want security and do not want to compete are SUCKING LEACHES!!! Thanks for the destruction of america! The one place we CANNOT get rid of the unions -- among public employees -- is the one place they SHOULD NOT BE at all. I'm ambivalent about these private unions. If it was a win/win for management and labor, then I see nothing wrong with the workers making more than the absolute worldwide minimum (all costs included) for their jobs. It promotes a decent life for them. And if we're all forced to the minimum, there won't be much middle class. On the other hand maybe these unions are unsustailable. As I said, I'm ambivalent. |