TraderGirl wrote:TraderJoe wrote:Petsamo wrote:L_T wrote:Stock up on your Twinkies while you can (Friday morning humor)...... (although not so humorous for the workers being let go)
Twinkies maker Hostess going out of business
Nearly 18,500 workers will lose their jobs as the company succumbs to the crippling effects of a nationwide union strike.
Here is why they cost so much..

Another example of how unions destroy businesses...
Except they were already in chapter 11
"Hostess Brands announced that Twinkies are no more (this is the Twinkie Cliff). Well, more accurately a nationwide strike by its bakers workers union has pushed the company, already in Chapter 11, to liquidation phase. Oh, and laying off the 18.500 member workforce. Dell reported Q3 EPS and sales that missed estimates. Shares are down about 2%.