Strike threat at Hostess could kill off Twinkies
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/17/news/companies/twinkies-hostess-strike/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2
I had to read this twice…
… both management and the unions agree that the company is unlikely to survive a strike.
Despite knowing that going on strike will mean they will lose their jobs, 91% of the teamsters voted to go on strike if their contract is thrown out. Better nothing than half a loaf, eh? To make matters worse, the decision isn’t even half a loaf, they get their wages frozen rather than cut.
While I can, in concept, agree with their sentiment: “The union said it wants to see more sacrifices by management.”, the idea of slitting your own throat just for the pleasure of watching your blood spray on someone’s face seems really stupid. How likely is it for most of management to leave the defunct company and get new jobs vs the 18K+ workers?
Of course, as I mentioned earlier, the main complaint I have is that the union management has never worked for a living and are just parasitic pathological liars like any other politicians. Evidence? The head of the teamsters is Jimmy Hoffa. Whadyawanna bet that he never worked his way up the ranks and spent 20+ years working for a living?
