STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Teamsters union official says as many as 200 jobs in Connecticut have been eliminated as Hostess Brands Inc. goes out of business.
Kevin O’Toole, secretary-treasurer of Local 145 in Stratford, said Friday was the last day for mechanics, drivers and others.
Hostess has plants in Bridgeport, Cheshire, East Windsor, Norwich and Uncasville.
Hostess, based in Irving, Texas, says it will lay off its 18,500 employees. It said a nationwide strike by a bakers union crippled its ability to make and deliver products, including Twinkies, Wonder Bread, Ding Dongs and Ho Ho’s.
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union went on strike Nov. 9 to protest proposed wage and benefits cuts.
O’Toole said Teamsters are angry that they are losing their jobs because of the bakers’ strike.
Those union members were half baked.
An awful time to lose employment, right before the holidays.
I guess I don’t understand why the company doesn’t just rehire/train new employees….. But no worries some Chinese company will buy it and cut the size of em in half and charge the same…..
layoff the union . they have a right to stand up for themselves . the ceo’s gave themselves raises then asks the labor to cut their pay , i would have walked also . at some point we have to stand up for what is right and f@ck the big slave owners
Chris you can always start your own company and wager any savings or even a loan you might get , c’mon on man take a risk. Tired of listening to people cry like teenagers its not fair its not fair. You know what go work somewhere else if the aren’t happy. If I open a company risking my assets and my money . You can bet your *** I want as much benefit out of it as I can.
Oh quiet Ty, workers shouldn’t be abused or stepped on by any business or owners. Without unions we’d have no labor laws. Small business owners tend to treat their workers a lot better than faceless corporate companies, good riddance to Hostess. Forming a business, using our resources(fresh air, roads, highways, our communities people) any company should benefit all stakeholders not just the pig at top. Ethical people know this, sadly greedy people like yourself ignore this. Avarice
I’m proud of the union members who stood their ground in face of the company ending your job. This country has been invaded with low paying jobs. Wage slaves vs those with capital, fools.
Horrible!
The fat-cat, pinky-ringed union bosses still have their jobs, aye.
The company will sell-off and the valuable businesses will end up down south somewhere in a right-to-work state, operating at a profit without the absurd union work rules.
Can’t get much dumber, they got what they deserved. Too bad the others
workers had to suffer because of the dumb-*** bakers. Have a nice Christmas.