Labor Pains: Because Being in a Union can be Painful

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  • Unions Killed my Ho Ho

    Posted on Jan 16, 2012 by Center for Union Facts

    Last Wednesday Hostess Brands Inc., maker of sweet snacks including Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to settle its unsecured debts, primarily weighed down by its heavily unionized workforce. Debts beholden for ingredients like flour, sweeteners and cocoa pale in comparison to the exorbitant amounts owed to union health […]