Reading that Hostess the company who makes, Twinkeis, and a few other baked goods will be closing. It seems the workers are striking and the company can not move forward.Let take a look at this situation. So here is company who is struggling to stay alive. I am sure they have made mistakes financially. Still they have plenty of employees that are working and taking home a check. The company will now have to make cuts, to be able to stay in business. Cut’s in pay, benefits, etc…… The union says nope you can not do that or we will strike! They went on strike and now they have decided to close their doors!
Unions there say that they can not work for what the Hostess company is wanting which in some reports it’s an 8% cut in pay. I also read that one of the employees made a statement that he has been there over 30 years! And that what the company is doing is not fair as he wanted to retire from there. This is a sad situation, for both the company and the workers. Not the union since all they ever really cared about what collecting dues on each member. The union there is a business as well.
So the workers were taking home a check to be able to provide for their families. Now there is no more check to take home. Now they must look for another job, they must apply for unemployment, and possibly food stamps. What would lead someone to give up a job of 30 years instead of taking an 8% cut in pay? That 8% just cost you a job. Or better yet your union cost you a job. You followed like a lamb being led to the slaughter house.
If people really cared about the places they work at there would really be more talking and less fighting. I blame the union on this problem. The greed that they have cause considerable amount of disorientation for families. Will the union be standing by you are you apply for welfare? No! They will blame the company and not take any for themselves!
For those of you losing your jobs with Hostess, I wish you luck and that God will place you in another job you will like and love. We must sometimes make sacrifices that we do not like. In the long run you would have been able to retire.
God Bless
N4KMA