Showing posts with label union busting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label union busting. Show all posts

Monday, July 15, 2013

Eat a Twinkie, Be a Scab

Are Twinkies the charter schools of the junk food industry? I always thought they sucked anyway. BOYCOTT!!!


Twinkies are back after a successful union-busting campaign that placed the blame on union workers for its demise. As the media celebrates their return, they make sure to bury the real story.

Here are some resources if you have nothing better to do on a hot summer day.
  1. CNBC.com
    1. Business takeaways from the return of the Hostess Twinkie
      Quartz ‎- 2 days ago
      Now Hostess will have non-union drivers who will be able to deliver Twinkies to almost all the convenience stores in the country. The union ...
    1. Wall Street Journal‎ - 5 days ago
  2. Return of the Twinkie, Sans Union Labor - Dallas - News - Unfair Park

    blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/06/return_of_the_twinkie.php
    Jun 24, 2013 - Twinkie is risen from the ashes of its liquidated parent, Hostess, and will visit the shelves of grocery stores and...
  3. Hostess Ditches Union Workers – Plans July Twinkie Relaunch ...

    www.thegatewaypundit.com/.../hostess-ditches-union-workers-plans-july...
    Jun 23, 2013 - twinkie. Hostess union workers were hoping its new owners would rehire them after purchasing the bankrupt cakes company. Didn't happen.
  4. Twinkie's future could be union-free - Apr. 25, 2013 - CNN Money

    money.cnn.com/2013/04/25/news/.../twinkies-union.../index.ht...
    Apr 25, 2013 - The makers of Twinkies are starting up production again soon. But union workers might not be getting their jobs back.
  5. Twinkies Return, Hostess Unions Won't - ABC News

    abcnews.go.com › Money
    Apr 26, 2013 - The bankrupt assets of Hostess Brands, Inc, the company responsible for such delicacies as Twinkies, Ho Ho's, Sno Balls and Ding Dongs, are ...
  6. New Twinkie Maker Shuns Union Labor - WSJ.com

    online.wsj.com/.../SB1000142412788732447400457844306238066026...
    Apr 24, 2013 - The company that bought the Twinkie, HoHo and Ding Dong brands out of bankruptcy won't use union labor when it reopens the plants.
  7. No Union Label on Twinkie Return - Breitbart

    www.breitbart.com/Big.../2013/04/.../No-Union-Label-on-Twinkie-Retur...
    Apr 28, 2013 - Buried amid the generally gloomy news last week was a development that is a true cause for celebration. By July, the Twinkie, and other ...
  8. What they didn't tell you about the Twinkies comeback! » peoplesworld

    peoplesworld.org/what-they-didn-t-tell-you-about-the-twinkies-comeback/
    Jun 27, 2013 - Those Millers Union workers who have taken jobs with the new Twinkie owners have taken substantially greater compensation hits than they ...