Thread: Twinkies

Hurry before Woody gets there.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

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Did you hear about non-union rescue workers from Alabama not being allowed to do any cleanup work in New Jersey? .

Since I know NJ is a "right to work" state I would be from Missouri on that allegation. A buddy of mine drove for Wonderbread for quite a few years up in Jersey. For one thing the teamsters agreed to the contract ....... cuts.... the whole ball of wax. It was the bakers union who balked at more cuts. They had already given up quite a bit in previous years ...... as did the teamsters in years past.

I don't know all of the gory details but I'm reasonably sure there is enough blame to go around ...... unless a person is just anti union like those at the battle of the overpass. In that case the union is always at fault and management has the milk of human kindness running through their veins.

Labor problems did not kill Hostess. Lack of a viable, modern product line did. When Hostess got into financial problems, they reacted like they always had, taking it to the union workers for more concessions. That well has run dry. They had what was essentially a 50's product.

Management sucked, union sucked, product sucked.


Mostly the union though.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

the union is always at fault

Quoted for truth.

You may have heard that Hostess Bakery plants shut down due to a workers' strike. But you may not have heard how It was split up. The State Department hired all the Twinkies, the Secret Service hired all the HoHos, the generals are sleeping with the Cupcakes and the voters sent all the Ding Dongs to Congress.

And there you have it.

The union should have brought donuts.

Originally Posted by HNSB

Management sucked, union sucked, product sucked.


Mostly the union though.

Yeah well ...... wait until the admins here find out that # 1. that is actually your head,

# 2. you do live in the middle of somewhere

and # 3. the invisible badge, that only those with permissions can see , shows you are a union organizer for the International Association Of Developer - Vendor- Moderators.

Don't worry, I won't say anything though, it is our secret.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

# 3. the invisible badge, that only those with permissions can see , shows you are a union organizer for the International Association Of Developer - Vendor- Moderators.

I'm working on organizing a union, that unlike the ones I've dealt with, stands up for the little guy - instead of picking his pocket while telling him how lucky he is to have a union.

Originally Posted by HNSB

I'm working on organizing a union, that unlike the ones I've dealt with, stands up for the little guy - instead of picking his pocket while telling him how lucky he is to have a union.

I don't know what union you belonged to. The International Brotherhood Of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Ironworkers is one I am proud to have been a member of for 20 years of my life. It wasn't always easy and sometimes I didn't think it was fair but overall I am very grateful to have been associated with them.

Unions have their place. But I think they have forgotten just where that is. Union leadership all too often seems to be made up of people that seem to be more like politicians than anybody that has actually ever WORKED for a living.
Set up a booth at the Javitz Center in Manhattan. Need to plug that cash register into the outlet? dont do it yourself, you need a union electrician to do it, or you can be fined!