FOUSESQUAWK: Look For the Union Label

Monday, November 19, 2012

Look For the Union Label

18,000 jobs gone. Way to go, unions.

8 comments:

Miggie said...: It is another case of the parasite killing the host. It happens all the time in nature. I can understand why vines and leaches can't comprehend this consequence but not unions who, after all, have human beings running them.; November 19, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Siarlys Jenkins said...: Yeah, management always blames unions, but the truth is, their product was garbage, and fewer people are willing to buy it every year.; November 19, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Anonymous said...: Isn't it interesting that while Hostess was trying to cut bakers' pay by 8% and benefits by 32%, their CEO gave himself a 300% raise?

Nine of their executives received 60 to 100% raises WHILE FILING FOR THEIR SECOND BANKRUPTCY.

Meanwhile, they stopped paying into their employees' pensions, owing them over $160,000,000.

And let's not forget that the Hostess brands are getting less and less popular, as people opt to eat healthier (and more flavorful) food. (Who eats Wonder Bread anymore anyway?)

But yeah, it's the union that's to blame in this scenario - clearly.; November 20, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Miggie said...: Anonymous, what is the source of your figures?; November 20, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Anonymous said...: Miggie, here's one source, The Sacramento Bee, that confirms most of what was written by the other anonymous:

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/13/4983174/hostess-continues-pattern-of-misinformation.html

The point is, if you're blaming this all on the union, then you're giving a very incomplete account of what happened. We can have an intelligent conversation about how much damage the union did, but we would also have to factor in the way management was running that company into the ground before this came up.; November 20, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Gary Fouse said...: Anonymous,

If the company ran it into the ground, so be it. Now they have the right to shut down the company if their bakers are on strike.; November 20, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Anonymous said...: The point is, it's not the fault of unions that this company is no more.

Or are you going to be anti-union no matter what the facts are?; November 20, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Siarlys Jenkins said...: Gary saves the day with an audacious non-sequitir.

Even if the managers were kleptocrats on the take, offering the public inedible crap, still, still, still, its the UNION's fault that they shut the company down after management shamelessly milked it.

You here me?

Its still the UNION's fault. Because I belong to the National Right to Work for Less Committee, and in my heart, I know I'm right!

And Miggie the Misanthrope says so too!; November 20, 2012 at 7:38 PM