CobraBites Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Posted November 17, 2012 oh well still LITTLE DEBBIE SNACKS AND GENERIC WALMART TWINKIES I GUESS LOL
CobraBites Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Posted November 17, 2012 hope them employess feel that the strike was worth it..instead of getting better benefits and more pay ...now they goin to have no benefits and worse than that no paycheck to pay bills.. they shoulda been just thankful they HAD a job..now bet they wishing they hadnt went on strike
DramaLlama Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 1443 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2299 Content Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 3789 Achievement Points: 17867 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 05/24/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 8, 2023 Birthday: 02/19/1987 Posted November 17, 2012 its too bad so many of those 18000 workers were not union workers, and they lost their jobs, too. as far as I can tell, the bakers union didn't even bother to talk to the management, even though the management offered up a new contract, which the Teamsters accepted. Hell, the Teamsters are mad at the bakers union, too lol. hxtr 1 Awards
Mule Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 390 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 411 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4252 Content Per Day: 0.74 Reputation: 3052 Achievement Points: 35639 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 28, 2024 Birthday: 05/08/1959 Device: Windows Posted November 17, 2012 All I can say is Twink THIS Awards
Damage_inc- Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) years ago unions were needed just like most politicians were as a way to protect and serve we the people...but now the corruption and backroom deals have made many of them useless monopolies of power and money just sucking the life out of us.. well stock up ..im pretty sure there is no expiration date on the twinkie wrapper ne how Edited November 17, 2012 by Damage_inc- hxtr 1 Awards
JohnnyDos Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.32 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Posted November 17, 2012 Go ahead keep bashing unions and when they're all gone we'll see what kind of pay you will get.You guys are every man for himself.Why don't one of you bright minds out there buy up the company and hire some 12 year old kids,pay them cheap wages $3 - $4 per hour is that cheap enough.Maybe with that kind of dough after a year they can buy themselves a brand new bicycle.Oh you don't have to give them benifits either they might be able to buy some medical insurance and car insurance and house insurance.Give me a break union bashers.I'm sure glad I am in one.And so is my wife and neighbours.Let me know when you non union guys get to retire also. Sonovabich and Shamu 2
TheLastColdBeer Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 489 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 553 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4745 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 6058 Achievement Points: 42053 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 18 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2024 Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Android Posted November 17, 2012 Johnny, do you own a calender? This is 2012, soon to be 2013. Not 1960. We have so many f*cking laws governing what you MUST pay, and what benefits you MUST provide that it's not worth discussing. Try and start a business now, in this country. You'll tear your hair out trying to comply with all the regulations. Add to that some union rep making his/her own personal demands. You, me, and any other sane capitalist would throw in the towel and say piss on it. That is what is happening here in the US. Hostess is just another American Icon falling by the wayside, drowned by compliance. Capitalism is about profit, and when unions, trade sanctions, federal and state regulations make it impossible to make money, the reason to be in business evaporates. Hemps and Damage_inc- 2 Awards
Shamu Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) I doubt that a lot of participants in this dialogue realize how much unions have benefited the American worker, even those that now are anti-union. The unions dragged everyone's standard of living up, union or not. Our standard of living, across the board, would not be where it is today if not for unions. Because of unions the standard of living has improved for every single American worker, union or not. Not being Canadian as is Johnny Dos I cannot fairly offer an opinion on the impact of unions in Canada. However I am not a union radical, I believe in fair negotiations for a fair wage and benefits. Neither side should be greedy. It starts with recognizing the company must make money or there will be no jobs, the plant will close. If it can be determined that the company is profitable the negotiations should be for fair wages and benefits equating to a fair share of the profits. Unionism started on a battleground between workers and management. And make no mistake, were it not for unions every workers status, union or non-union, would be much less than it is today. Now the playing field is much more level and in many cases the union and management recognize that they need to cooperate with each other in order to survive. Common sense with both union and management needs to apply, not a hostile attitude by either party. Edited November 17, 2012 by Shamu JohnnyDos and Sonovabich 2
Boo Yaa Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 22349 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 766 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 3 Achievement Points: 4612 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/15/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 5, 2015 Posted November 17, 2012 18,000 semi skilled to unskilled laborers. Make Twinkies in Mexico, Asia, or some other LCR. Good luck finding new jobs that pay over $20.hr.
deerejon Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 842 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 62 Topic Count: 278 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3714 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3153 Achievement Points: 28467 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/06/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 05:18 PM Birthday: 05/04/1965 Device: Windows Posted November 17, 2012 This is starting to get political, but when Upton Sinclair started his crusade for American Workers it was necassary for Unions to protect workers....To day the Union bosses are thugs who dont even consider the feelings of its members....a vast majority of the strilking union workers didnt even WANT to strike, but the union bosses went ahead and forced a long established business to close.... I belive in working hard and retiring with enough to enjoy the wonder years but some of these unionized positions have 3 retired people for every one worker...so basiclly we are paying for 4 people to do one job....how can any company survice that? Unless of course you are the US Government and just take the money from other places to pay all the retired employees.... Really...should I be able to retire at 45 with a lifetime pension and health insurance? while I get a part time job that pays me cash or whatever?? Hemps 1 Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 437 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 370 Achievement Points: 3716 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Posted November 17, 2012 Look at Ebay Twinkies are selling for 150 dollars and up. so insane. IM A TWINKIE Awards
DramaLlama Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 1443 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2299 Content Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 3789 Achievement Points: 17867 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 05/24/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 8, 2023 Birthday: 02/19/1987 Posted November 17, 2012 Damage_inc-, hxtr, NickTheGrip and 1 other 4 Awards
Spartacus Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 1387 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 2486 Achievement Points: 19555 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 13 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Posted November 17, 2012 The Problem With Business Owners & Unions IMHO Is That There Is No Bargaining In "Good Faith" Anymore. Everyone Has Become "Out For Themselves" & Do Not Care About Their Fellow Man. The Relationship Between Employer & Employee Is Fundementaly Broken. Damage_inc-, JohnnyDos, deerejon and 1 other 4 Awards
JohnnyDos Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.32 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Posted November 17, 2012 The Problem With Business Owners & Unions IMHO Is That There Is No Bargaining In "Good Faith" Anymore. Everyone Has Become "Out For Themselves" & Do Not Care About Their Fellow Man. The Relationship Between Employer & Employee Is Fundementaly Broken. That seems to sum it up.
hxtr Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted November 17, 2012 I went to Walmart and couldn't find any Twinkies <sniff> <sniff> But they had a few Honey Buns left and donuts plus a few other things. I got two Honey Buns. Will add peanut butter on top for the best treat in the world besides Twinkies. I am so sad. I have not had a Twinkies is 6 months to a year. Not much of a sweet person anymore but man... love them Twinkies. Anyone have any ideas where I can get some? I will pay top dollar.
1Tigerlily Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 3799 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 45 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 89 Achievement Points: 1265 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 23, 2015 Birthday: 02/28/1969 Posted November 17, 2012 Sadly this will not be the only factory/ company to close its doors with in the new year to come. My spouse was told that thay will be getting a $100.00 a week pay cut, do to the new, free, lol health care plan. He is still happy to have his job.
Shamu Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted November 17, 2012 I believe if I were paying for the health care plan I had, prior to qualifying for Medicare, for my wife and myself it would have been around $1,000.00 per month. I was fortunate to have excellent coverage with token co-pays for doctors visits, prescription plan, eye, ears and dental care. This continued in my retirement until I qualified for Medicare and then it became a secondary insurance. I was on the retirement benefit plan for over 13 years before going on to Medicare. I was most fortunate. Thank you UAW. Cpt.TennealXI 1
Spartacus Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 1387 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 2486 Achievement Points: 19555 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 13 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Posted November 17, 2012 I went to Walmart and couldn't find any Twinkies <sniff> <sniff> But they had a few Honey Buns left and donuts plus a few other things. I got two Honey Buns. Will add peanut butter on top for the best treat in the world besides Twinkies. I am so sad. I have not had a Twinkies is 6 months to a year. Not much of a sweet person anymore but man... love them Twinkies. Anyone have any ideas where I can get some? I will pay top dollar. Go to a local mom & pop convinience store. Im sure there will be a few there. My favorite snake was the "Funny Bones". Which was like a peanut butter & chocolate twinkie.... Even The "Swiss Rolls" were killer! Especially when made with Coconut Oil (which was forced out years ago).... FYI, I buy Coconut Oil over the counter now at Shoprite & add it to everything!!!! Take That FDA!!!! Saturated fat = Neuron Food For The Brain! (Plus Vit.B12 & Omega Oils) Awards
1Tigerlily Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 3799 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 45 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 89 Achievement Points: 1265 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 23, 2015 Birthday: 02/28/1969 Posted November 17, 2012 Do i have to change my name now. RIP Twinkies When thay sell the brand name: Twinkies Revenge
1Tigerlily Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 3799 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 45 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 89 Achievement Points: 1265 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 23, 2015 Birthday: 02/28/1969 Posted November 17, 2012 We have vairy good health care coverage. But for how long it will be; don't know.
DramaLlama Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 1443 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2299 Content Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 3789 Achievement Points: 17867 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 05/24/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 8, 2023 Birthday: 02/19/1987 Posted November 17, 2012 NickTheGrip 1 Awards
Sammy Posted November 17, 2012 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Posted November 17, 2012 Maybe if whoever buys the name and does Twinkies again should have packs of them with a small amount of mj in it? That might perk up sales. Of course it wouldnt be legal without a prescription that says you must take three twinkies a day for whatever ailes you. Awards
1Tigerlily Posted November 18, 2012 Member ID: 3799 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 45 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 89 Achievement Points: 1265 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 23, 2015 Birthday: 02/28/1969 Posted November 18, 2012 It is not the sales that effected this compeny, but the new taxes at will be implemented to most all of our employers by Presiident Oboma. Shamu 1
Shamu Posted November 18, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted November 18, 2012 Damage_inc- and 1Tigerlily 2
deerejon Posted November 19, 2012 Member ID: 842 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 62 Topic Count: 278 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3714 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3153 Achievement Points: 28467 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/06/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 05:18 PM Birthday: 05/04/1965 Device: Windows Posted November 19, 2012 I went to Walmart and couldn't find any Twinkies <sniff> <sniff> But they had a few Honey Buns left and donuts plus a few other things. I got two Honey Buns. Will add peanut butter on top for the best treat in the world besides Twinkies. I am so sad. I have not had a Twinkies is 6 months to a year. Not much of a sweet person anymore but man... love them Twinkies. Anyone have any ideas where I can get some? I will pay top dollar. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-BOX-OF-10-HOSTESS-TWINKIES-GOLDEN-SPONGE-CAKE-WITH-CREAMY-FILLING-NIB-/170945435687?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27cd245827 Awards
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