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Hostess closing Seattle bakery; 110 workers affected
King5 ^

Posted on 11/12/2012 8:00:31 PM PST by chessplayer

Hostess Brands Inc. is permanently closing three bakeries following a nationwide strike by its bakers union.

The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread said Monday that the strike has prevented it from producing and delivering products, and it is closing bakeries in Seattle, St. Louis and Cincinnati. The facilities employ 627 workers.

Thousands of members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union went on strike Nov. 9 to protest cuts to wages and benefits under a new contract offer, which the union rejected in September. Union officials say the company stopped contributing to workers' pensions last year.

Hostess has argued that workers must make concessions as it tries to improve its financial position.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: 2012; bakery; bholayoffs; carbs; democrats; hostess; layoffs; liberalism; obama; obamanomics; obamasized; obamasizing; ownit; seattle
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To: chessplayer
So now they have gone on strike. Hostess has closed the plant and all are out of a job. Clearly they are better off, right? Continuing to provide additional funds to a union controlled pension fund is the same as making a contribution to Democratic (socialist) Party. Now all qualify for government food stamps and other government hand outs. They are set for a life in poverty. This is the Dems and Obama’s American dream.
81 posted on 11/13/2012 5:14:50 AM PST by reader25
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To: All

Trying to generate some sympathy for union jobs lost by stupidity...NOPE, can’t do it...


82 posted on 11/13/2012 5:54:48 AM PST by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: Mike Darancette
Doesn't seem fair now that pot is legal in WA.

From Ding Dongs to big bongs...

83 posted on 11/13/2012 5:57:33 AM PST by COBOL2Java (The GOP-e said "Beat a Marxist with a Liberal!" What a colossal blunder.)
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To: llevrok

LOL!


84 posted on 11/13/2012 6:07:37 AM PST by COBOL2Java (The GOP-e said "Beat a Marxist with a Liberal!" What a colossal blunder.)
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To: peggybac

Typical response from Union parasites.

If the Socialist bum didn’t like the work and pay....hey....the door is open to go find an employer and work that you enjoy......like the rest of the non-union workers do. He probably made $48,000 per year (+ bennies) watching twinkies go into an automatic packaging machine.


85 posted on 11/13/2012 6:37:24 AM PST by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: Conservative4Ever
Someone will pick up the twinkies, but the ding dongs are probably gone for good.
86 posted on 11/13/2012 6:43:40 AM PST by pepperdog ( I still get a thrill up my leg when spell check doesn't recognize the name/word Obama!)
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To: null and void
Are you factoring in each current day"s layoffs, into your layoff list that you posted here? If so, would you message me the daily list or post them somewhere, so Freepers can update their list. I have been sending your list to my husband and friends by email, but I would like to keep it current. Thanks!
87 posted on 11/13/2012 6:48:52 AM PST by classified
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To: null and void
Are you factoring in each current day"s layoffs, into your layoff list that you posted here? If so, would you message me the daily list or post them somewhere, so Freepers can update their list. I have been sending your list to my husband and friends by email, but I would like to keep it current. Thanks!
88 posted on 11/13/2012 6:49:04 AM PST by classified
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To: angry elephant
I do not like twinkles and hostess cupcakes that much. But they last forever and might be a fun break from our prepper food in the future. Think I will stock up.

If you dig around in the archives of americastestkitchen.com or cookscountry.com (or any others in that franchise) you can find a recipe for GOOD homemade "Hostess Cupcakes'.

One of the girls (Bridgett or Julia) made them from scratch, chocolate cake, cream filling, glossy brown frosting and accurate right down to the white "swirlie" on top.

Now, if we can only get one of the girls to synthesize twinkies...
89 posted on 11/13/2012 7:00:41 AM PST by Peet (Everything has an end -- only the sausage has two.)
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To: classified

Are you also using this site...

http://www.dailyjobcuts.com/


90 posted on 11/13/2012 7:00:57 AM PST by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: GeronL

Yep sales of Night Train Express expected to increase.


91 posted on 11/13/2012 7:49:04 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: classified; AAABEST
Are you factoring in each current day"s layoffs, into your layoff list that you posted here? If so, would you message me the daily list or post them somewhere, so Freepers can update their list. I have been sending your list to my husband and friends by email, but I would like to keep it current. Thanks!

I update it daily. I don't know how to best keep it in the public eye, and your sending it out is appreciated.

I have a date column which I don't include. Should I?

I also appreciate any new reports from anywhere.

Would there be a value to a plant/business closures block, even if the actual number of jobs lost can't be teased out of the announcement? I'm trying to avoid double counting people laid off, I want my chart to be an unquestionable best case (which is plenty bad enough!)

So far, nearly 42,000 since the election. At this rate that should be approximately 180,000 by Pearl Harbor Day.

And this only includes big company layoffs, not God only knows how many Mom'n'Pops letting go a waitress or two.

92 posted on 11/13/2012 8:57:15 AM PST by null and void (America - Abducted by Aliens...)
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To: classified; AAABEST
Since the election:

Layoff numbers

Organization # Laid off Running total Sector Notes
AMD 400 400 Electronics
American Coal 54 454 Energy
Ameridose 790 1244 Health
Art Gallery of Windsor 12 1256 Art Gallery Canada
Associated Milk Producers Inc 130 1386 Agriculture
ATI 172 1558 Education
Atlantic Lotto Corp 16 1574 Gaming
Bartikowsky Jewelers 25 1599 Retail Business closure
Brake Parts LLC 75 1674 Automotive
Bristol-Myers Squibb 479 2153 Health
Career Education Corp 900 3053 Education
Caterpillar 100 3153 Construction Eq
Center for Hospice and Palliative Care 40 3193 Health
Cigna 1300 4493 Health
Commerzbank AG 6000 10493 Finacial Services Cuts in Germany
Community Newspaper Holdings Inc 21 10514 Media
Corning 100 10614 Manufacturing
Covidien 595 11209 Health
Crouse Hospital Syracuse 70 11279 Health
CVPH 17 11296 Health
Dana Holding Corp 7 11303 Automotive
dapd 100 11403 Media Cuts in Gemany
DuPont 64 11467 Defense Kevlar/Nomex plant. Planning 1500 layoffs 2013.
Energizer 1500 12967 Energy
Ericsson 1550 14517 Consumer Electronics Cuts in Sweden
Exide 150 14667 Energy
Gameforge Berlin 20 14687 Online Games Cuts in Germany
Groupon 600 15287 Consumer
Hamilton FD 17 15304 Government Firefighters
Hawker Beechcraft 410 15714 Aerospace
Hill-Rom 200 15914 Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Hostess Brands 627 16541 Food
Husqvarna 600 17141 Tools Cuts in Sweden
Iberia 7000 24141 Airline Cuts in Spain
ING 2350 26491 Finacial Services
Iron Range 4 26495 Non-profit Battered women
Kinetic Concepts 427 26922 Health
Lightyear Network Solutions 14 26936 Software/internet
Lower Bucks Hospital 30 26966 Health
Lulu 9 26975 Publishing More to come
Majestic Star Cassino 80 27055 Entertainment
Medtronic 500 27555 Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Mills Manufacturing 68 27623 Defense
Mississippi County AR 12 27635 Government
Momentive Performance Materials 150 27785 Chemicals
Murray Energy Corporation 48 27833 Energy
NBCUniversal 500 28333 Media
New Energy 40 28373 Energy
OCE 135 28508 Office equip
Penn Refrigeration 40 28548 Commercial Service
PerkinElmer 66 28614
Pratt & Whitney Rockedyne 100 28714 Aerospace
Providence Journal 23 28737 Media
Research in Motion 200 28937 Consumer Electronics
SAS 6000 34937 Airline Cuts in Scandinavian countries
Smith & Nephew 104 35041 Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Southeastern Container 15 35056 Consumer
SRA International 222 35278 IT Federal contractor
St Jude Medical 300 35578 Health
Stryker 96 35674 Med Eq/Dev Mfg
TE Connectivity 620 36294 Electronics
Teco Coal Corporation 90 36384 Energy
The Commercial Appeal 11 36395 Media
TMX Group, Ltd. 100 36495 Finacial Services Cuts in Canada
TurboCare 88 36583 Energy
U.S. Cellular 980 37563 Electronics
Umatilla Chemical Depot 34 37597 Defense
UtahAmerican Energy 102 37699 Energy
Vestas 3000 40699 Energy
Welch Allyn 275 40974 Med Eq Mfg
West Ridge Mine 102 41076 Energy
Westinghouse 17 41093 Hi Tech Services
Westinghouse Anniston 50 41143 Defense
Wingspan Portfolio Advisors 459 41602 Finacial Services
Wright-Patterson 115 41717 Defense
Yakima Regional Medical Center 10 41727 Health

Layoffs without exact number specified

Organization % Laid off # Affected Sector Notes
Boeing Defense, Space & Security 30 Defense Executive Staff
Dana Automotive "A large number"
EMD Millipore 2 Biotech
Plexus Corp Manufacturing
Saugerties, NY Government
SCA Paper products
Slidell, LA Government "Will try to spread equally"
Standard Bank Group 10 Banking London
United Blood Services 10 Health All staff
Wilkes-Barre, PA Government Firefighters

Worker Reduction In Scheduled Time (to below ObamaCare threshold)

Organization % WRIST # Affected Sector Notes
Darden Restaurants Food service
JANCOA Janitorial Services Janitorial Service
Kroger Grocery
Applebee's Food service
Papa John's Food service

Updated 11/13/12 at 9:00 AM PST

93 posted on 11/13/2012 9:01:03 AM PST by null and void (America - Abducted by Aliens...)
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To: null and void

Thanks again!


94 posted on 11/13/2012 10:09:56 AM PST by classified
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To: Tainan

They can have my Ding Dong when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!

Um, sorry honey, please tell the preacher not to use that line at my funeral, and I swear I never laid a hand on my Ding Dong.


95 posted on 11/13/2012 11:54:53 PM PST by tdscpa
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To: tdscpa
I think I remember a song about that...no..wait...it was "My Ding-A-Ling"...(I was too old for it to be a 'mis-spent youth'...lol.

My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
96 posted on 11/14/2012 5:18:14 AM PST by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
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To: tdscpa
A little (a lot) better version...
My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry 1872
97 posted on 11/14/2012 5:29:30 AM PST by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
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To: chessplayer

Hostess is done. They were going under before the election, and now they have no hope.

Sad.


98 posted on 11/14/2012 10:09:53 AM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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