Hershey to Close Reading, Pa., Plant

Forbes ^ | April 23, 2007

[N3WBI3]

Given they are moving more stuff to China I doubt Unions are the real reason..

[Fawn]

And why have Zagnut bars become so hard to find?

Because it's a rotten candy bar ---has little sales.

[dragnet2]

Yeah, those greedy workers. How dare they expect job security.

Along with jobs, Job security left America years ago.

If it can be outsourced it will be, if they can bring in low wage labor to replace you they will.

[Xenalyte]

Well, they better not shut down the Hotel Hershey.

At least, not until I have a chance to visit the Chocolate Spa.

[dragnet2]

If it can be outsourced it will be, if they can bring in low wage labor to replace you they will.

[N3WBI3]

Please!

The only nation in which WalMart is unionized is *china* and I can guarantee you Hershey will end up unionized there. This is all about paying someone 2.50 a day rather than 20$ an hour whether or not that person is in a union.

[1rudeboy]

Just how labor-intensive do you think candy manufacturing actually is?

[dragnet2]

The only nation in which WalMart is unionized is *china* and I can guarantee you Hershey will end up unionized there. This is all about paying someone 2.50 a day rather than 20$ an hour whether or not that person is in a union.

Exactly. This is not complicated.

[N3WBI3]

You really think those folks were making 35 an hour with benefits?

[Natural Law]

"Common labor in these other countries can range from $2.50 PER WEEK to upwards of $12 PER WEEK."

You need to refresh your data. The labor rate in China is $0.85 per hour and India is $1.25 per hour.

[Obadiah]

Yep, in the city I live there was a story in the paper back a few years ago about some city bus drivers making over $100,000 per year. Granted this included overtime, but sheesh, come on, a hundred grand for driving a city bus!

It’s not all Union’s fault, but early on Democrats stacked the legal deck in favor of unions. In turn, the balance of power was handed to Unions and they then proceeded to rape businesses for decades. This was all well and good until foreign investment became and option and businesses sought refuge on foreign soil.

Look at the progression:

- Unions came into power after businesses tried to squash them.
- Democrats handed Unions big political and legal protection, thus shifting the natural dynamic balance between management and union.
- Unions began to demand and get more than they deserved in large measure because they now had significant political protection written into the law.
- Unions continued to obtain more in salary and benefit than their productivity.

- Businesses began to move south to escape Unions.
- Businesses then began to move offshore in an effort to altogether flee unfair Union demands and wages.
- Workers across the country are now paying the price for years of having Unions escalate salaries beyond sustainability.

[wny]

So would you. When you get charged $1.25 for a cup of coffee, do you offer to pay $2.00?

No, of course not.

[4yearlurker]

Well,there are people on these threads feed up with the unions and people like you who blame it all on the evil corporation.

[N3WBI3]

Well, there are people on these threads fed up with free traitors and people like you who blame it all on the evil American wordkers.

[cripplecreek]

When the screw America for a buck crowd speaks about unions, they sound very similar to the liberals squealing about global warming. Both are equally dishonest.

[4yearlurker]

I would also add that unions and their robot Demorat voters are raising my cost of living by voting in scum like Rendell,who in his first term raised every fee and tax he could get his Union thug hands on. Oh,and he’s not done yet. More taxes and increases on the way to pay for all those union members/workers who voted him in.

I would also like to thank the teachers unions for keeping my property tax high.

[dragnet2]

If it can be outsourced it will be, if they can bring in low wage labor to replace you they will.

When you get charged $1.25 for a cup of coffee, do you offer to pay $2.00?

What?

[Millicent_Hornswaggle]

Great question. Had no problem finding them in KY, but we’ve lived in CA or NC for the last 10 years and we can’t find Zagnuts anywhere. Cracker Barrel has something similar, but it’s just not the same.

[1rudeboy]

How labor-intensive to you think candy manufacturing actually is? Someone needs to consider this question, before wailing about cheap overseas labor.

[Eva]

Well, if the gov’t stopped putting tariffs on sugar, maybe the candy industry would not have to move out of the country.