WHERE THE HELL IS THE NATIONAL GUARD?

Strike threat at Hostess could kill off Twinkies

(Thanks to queensbee and jon harris)

Comments

[Meanie the Blue]

Tough call. The Devil Dog will be in the details.

[funny man]

Why not turn it into a weekly reality contest...
Hostess drivers vs. Bimbo drivers?

Scantily clad cheerleaders will draw in male viewers.
And if they hear Bimbo's involved, maybe "misunderstanding", they'll tune in --in droves!

Seriously, Twinkies last forever. I'm sure before the
company closes, they will make a few million and freeze them....

[ligirl]

sounds like breadwinners fighting over dough

[frodolives]

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers

Are you kidding me? Reminds me of the Ron White line about the "Flagstaff Airport, Haircare, and Tire Center."

[Dan S.]

"Bimbo Bakeries, which makes Arnold's bread as well as Entenmann's baked goods and Thomas' English Muffins...."

... and which also supplies entertainment for Secret Service agents travelling abroad.

[frodolives]

At the time of its January bankruptcy filing, Hostess said it pays about $63.2 million to its employees per pay period and owes more than $1 billion to more than 50,000 creditors.

Also reminds me of the line from Ghostbusters: "That's a big Twinkie..."

[frodolives]

Or on YouTube for those of you UNDER the geezer bus...

[frodolives]

Or on YouTube for those of you UNDER the geezer bus...

[frodolives]

Don't you just hate it when the bots post you twice?

[Ralph]

So stock up on Twinkies now; they last 20 years if you don't mind them a little stale.

[nursecindy]

I would support them by buying a Twinkie but I just did my taxes and can't afford one.

[rickh]

while this is obvious fodder for jokes here's a few facts. Wonder/Hostess route salesmen start work around 4 AM and work around 12 hours a day. they typically make around $50,000 a year plus health and pension benefits. the "new" deal would put them in a pay scale alongside entry level fast food workers with health benefits that would make them envy workers at a place that rhymes with Mal Fart. 60 hours a week for entry level wages? my info from the guys i see every day is they will strike because the new deal will make their current jobs very very easy to replace.

[frodolives]

SNORK @ NC- yeah, that was my big project of the day also, so I feel your pain! (Of course, in France, before the surrender, "pain" meant "bread", which sort of fits into this story... but only sort of... so I'll just shut up now...)

[wingnut]

Lock em in a room with nothing but Twinkies and Ding Dongs until they get this thing settled. Wait a minute, scratch that idea, they might never come out.

[Loudmouth]

Up Twinkies, down Twinkies. Occupy Cupcakes.

[frodolives]

It just occurred to me, but Twinkies and Ding Dongs... send them to Washington, non?

[markhh]

Frodo - I thought we already had.

[Clankie]

How do they get that marshmallow creme stuff inside the Twinkie, that's what I want to know.

[Wolfsong]

And yet, New Age Crystal Twinkies will always be with us......

[Steve]

At the health department, I always hated going after the drivers and delivery people. They had it hard, no matter the company, it seemed.
The company, though, was a different matter. Sometimes I had to point out that what they were doing was so stupid that a court would roast them on a spit. "You realize that this will be in the report?" was amazingly effective.
That reminds me that I saw, but did not eat, a deep-fried Twinkie at a State Fair last year.

[PhilinTexas]

"...Some day very soon, Life's little Twinkie gauge is gonna go... empty." = Tallahassee, Zombieland

[Clankie]

Barbara Boxer: " Time is running out for the Twinkie ! "