kaleidoscope
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11-16-12 08:07 AM - Post#4026136
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/hostess-make r-twin...
Yeah, how'd that strike work out for ya??
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gingersfavorite
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11-16-12 08:12 AM - Post#4026140
In response to kaleidoscope
no Twinkies, no Ho Ho's, no Ding Dongs 
And no Wonder bread?!
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kaleidoscope
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11-16-12 08:14 AM - Post#4026142
In response to gingersfavorite
Not unless you go to Canada. There's a company that holds rights and operates as a separate entity.
I'm a Little Debbie girl myself.
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gingersfavorite
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11-16-12 08:20 AM - Post#4026146
In response to kaleidoscope
yeah... I rarely ever eat them. It's just the thought of not being able to! 
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kaleidoscope
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11-16-12 08:22 AM - Post#4026148
In response to kaleidoscope
It's also possible the brands will be sold off to other companies and therefore still be made (or come back) at some point.
Nice though that a union pushed the company over the edge to shut down and layoff over 18K people. They were already having problems but that seems to be the straw. And from the sounds of it - the union wasn't that big. (ETA: well, the number of union members for this company)
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gingersfavorite
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11-16-12 08:38 AM - Post#4026152
In response to kaleidoscope
Brittany just text'd me: "Sad day! Hostess will no longer be in business.... my baby will never know a Hostess cupcake or Twinkie"
Mark said "I know what to get her for Christmas!" LOL
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11-16-12 08:46 AM - Post#4026156
In response to gingersfavorite
Twinkies? Ho Hos? Ding Dongs? Have you any idea how this all sounds to us "foreigners"? 
I have to ask - are they deliberate double entendres?
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11-16-12 08:47 AM - Post#4026158
In response to RedSquirrel
Nah -- the double entendres came AFTER the treats.
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11-16-12 08:50 AM - Post#4026160
In response to Beth Ann
I bet that other companies will make a product to compare to them once they are gone. But I don't think I will miss them much...
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11-16-12 11:30 AM - Post#4026170
In response to MindySue
So sad. . . I don't get them much anymore, but it's the idea that I "can't" have one that stinks. Loved the little Hostess Lemon & Cherry pies, and I will miss those cupcakes! Bad thing was that they had at least 2 unions involved - Teamsters and Bakers. . . Teamsters had agreed, but the Bakers stuck it out. . . agree. . . way-to-go bakers. . . 8% pay cut or no job. . . duh. (Really?? the company was going through their second bankruptcy and those people couldn't see the writing on the wall??)
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11-16-12 11:40 AM - Post#4026176
In response to ScrappinTraveler
Just buy a few boxes. The expiration date on those things is like 50 years.
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Aunt Rosy
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11-16-12 12:05 PM - Post#4026184
In response to 3 Little Ladies
what is really sad is 18,500 people are now dependent on our government. Just like our president likes and his wife is happy because sweets are gone. (sorry if I stepped on any toes)
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gingersfavorite
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11-16-12 12:05 PM - Post#4026186
In response to Aunt Rosy
what is really sad is 18,500 people are now dependent on our government. Just like our president likes and his wife is happy because sweets are gone. (sorry if I stepped on any toes)
LOL 
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kaleidoscope
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11-16-12 02:15 PM - Post#4026222
In response to gingersfavorite
There are people already feeling the effect. There are distributors where today was there last day of work.
Someone said they also make the buns for Chick-fil-A and another one.
hahahaha.... funny.... I just decided the other day I was done buying Wonder bread (I was buying the whole white or smart bread) and going back to the really cheap white stuff cause I miss it.
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11-16-12 02:19 PM - Post#4026224
In response to kaleidoscope
We don't buy twinkies or any of that stuff. I feel sorry for the people losing their jobs. Proves that most unions are a hinderance and not needed. The sad thing is the union trying to get more money and benefits is just ridiculous if you consider that those people get paid at least 3-4 times more than any average worker out there.
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kaleidoscope
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11-16-12 02:32 PM - Post#4026230
In response to scrappydappydoodler
well, I don't know about elsewhere but here if you work for the state, the union screws you for money either way. You either pay to be in it or you have to pay to opt out. WTF? 
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3 Little Ladies
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11-16-12 02:42 PM - Post#4026234
In response to kaleidoscope
Over 13,000 of those employees were non-union.
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11-16-12 02:55 PM - Post#4026236
In response to 3 Little Ladies
Being an engineer w/Mitsubishi, Mark is not a union member, but is always affected by their negotiations 
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kaleidoscope
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11-16-12 03:14 PM - Post#4026238
In response to gingersfavorite
Yeah, isn't it great when the unions can run the show?
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11-16-12 03:16 PM - Post#4026240
In response to kaleidoscope
Funny though... the whole tipping debate with servers, wages, etc. Yet THEY haven't formed a union. I think they know it's to their benefit if they don't! They'd rather pi$$ and moan about bad tippers.
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11-16-12 04:09 PM - Post#4026242
In response to kaleidoscope
I can't comment properly...I'm covered in clear cellophane wrappers at the moment and feeling a little sick....
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11-16-12 04:37 PM - Post#4026246
In response to Kimberly M
Friends aren't people you particularly like for any special reason. You just like people because they're your friends.
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11-16-12 04:48 PM - Post#4026248
In response to Kimberly M
it's a shame that it came down to this, if only 5k were a part of the Union and 13k weren't apart of it; it's sad that the majority could not rule. And right before the holidays, is such a bad time. Poor families!
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11-17-12 01:19 PM - Post#4026400
In response to scrappinmamma
You will not hear me bash a union since mine looks out for me. If we didn't have it, we would be stepped on way more then we already are. Flame away.
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11-17-12 03:32 PM - Post#4026434
In response to Nora
The interesting/frustrating part of this story is that the company opened it's books to the Teamsters Union to prove it wasn't trying to pull anything over on the workers. Teamsters then made concessions to keep their members employed. The bakers union made a horrible decision for their members.
Unions can be a blessing....or a curse. It all depends on the leadership.
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kaleidoscope
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11-17-12 04:02 PM - Post#4026440
In response to mjbee
Unions can be a blessing....or a curse. It all depends on the leadership.
From what was said... they wouldn't even take a secret ballot vote to see what the members really wanted to do.
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