Hershey Restarts Plant with Temp Workers

Reuters Business Report ^ | Tuesday June 4, 12:01 pm Eastern Time | Cris Foehlinger

[Vladiator]

Mmmmm. Scab Flavored Chocolate.

If they;re bringing in temp workers, I'm not eating Hershey's for a while - - not from a Union standpoint, but from a quality standpoint.

The choco is going to sucko.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Oompah-loompah doopity do...

[janetgreen]

"Temporary workers" probably means workers who demand less pay, demand no health benefits, i.e., illegal aliens. No more Hersheys for me.

[LoneGOPinCT]

It's not brain surgery, I'm sure the chocolate will be fine. I'm not a big chocolate eater but I'll stock up on some Hershey's just for the heck of it.

A friend of mine is the HR guy for a health care facility chain who occassionally has to find replacement workers during strike periods. He says it's split 50/50 between southerners and U.S. territories. The vast majority are very well educated, eager to work, efficient, learn quickly, and don't spend their time bitching and moaning about how horrible their jobs are. They also come with a security detail that will be as armed as much as you want them to be if so desired. The only reason they take the union thugs back is because the law forces them to.

How dare the company expect the workers to pick up a portion of their increasing health care costs! < /sarcasm>

[balrog666]

It's not brain surgery, I'm sure the chocolate will be fine. I'm not a big chocolate eater but I'll stock up on some Hershey's just for the heck of it.

Ah, yes, I'll have to buy some too for the very same reason.

[nanny]

Yes, these temps are just wonderful workers and Hershey is doing great, the American taxpayers can now subsidize their workers. President Fox and Bush are really very happy about this I am sure.

Not a union supporter myself, but I see this happening all over the country and the fact that these will be foreigners and illegals just stinks and it will only help my diet.

[Willie Green]

The real villain in this story is the Health Care industry and government funded Mediscam price supports.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

White collar folks from the office are probably running the plant. The unionized folks are free to come to work or walk away.

[BlueLancer]

Anything that hammers a union is fine with me.

If they're stupid enough to stay off work, screw 'em.

[Just another Joe]

For all you chocoholics, like me, who are worried about Hershey's quality, or for those who support the unions to the point that you won't buy until the unions are back to work - go here and check out the other chocolate companys.

[cynicom]

The union better get real, I went from zero to 25 per cent on my health insurance. Even now with madicare the two insurances leave me with much to pay but I have been a lot worse off.

[Talkwire]

Unions = thugs and/or socialists.

[Wright is right!]

As far as I'm concerned, any calories contained in Hershey's product manufactured by TEMPORARY workers are TEMPORARY CALORIES - i.e., calories that do not count in one's daily intake. You may eat as many temporary calories as you like and they will not count.

Once the regular employees return, then you will have to once again resume counting the calories contained in Hershey's products. So, I would look upon this as a golden ooportunity to eat a lot of Hershey's without consequences.

Remember - temporary calories are a lot like calories consumed when no one is looking - they do not count in your daily intake. I have remained quite slim and trim over the years by utilizing exactly this method of eating. Normal meals of sensible portions of a balanced diet are consumed whenever I'm in the company of friends, family, wife, etc. I then make sure that calorie- or fat-laden foods are consumed when no one is watching. This keeps those calories from directly being applied to my hips, thighs, belly, etc.

You oughta try this diet of mine. Works as well as any other...

Michael

[lormand]

"If they;re bringing in temp workers, I'm not eating Hershey's for a while - - not from a Union standpoint, but from a quality standpoint.

Having once been a union worker, I can probably assure you that these temporary workers will do at least the same quality as the Union workers.

Union workers by and large are fat, lazy, vindictive and over-paid. I'll bet that you can train a monkey to do these tasks.

Hail to Capitalism, death to Unions!

[Clemenza]

Will these scabs be riding the Hersey Highway to get to work? Does Hershey do any fudgepacking?

[1Old Pro]

If they;re bringing in temp workers, I'm not eating Hershey's for a while

NOT ME. The chocolate will be better I'm sure. I hope the temps stay on forever and the union eats chocolate crow.

[1Old Pro]

Anything that hammers a union is fine with me. If they're stupid enough to stay off work, screw 'em.

Yep, someone should tell them that self employed workers pay 100% of health insurance, not 6% or 12%.

[BlueLancer]

The division union rep won't even come into my office ... I refused to join the union but she still has a tendency to float around the area bothering people.

I have an autographed picture of Ronald Reagan on prominent display and she refuses to enter (which is fine by me).

Who says that the Reagan legacy doesn't still survive!?

[tcostell]

From time to time I imagine the public schools re-opening with temp teachers. A guy can dream can't he?

[LoneGOPinCT]

...and the fact that these will be foreigners and illegals just stinks and it will only help my diet.

Believe the union propaganda if you want, my experience both first- and second-hand are contrary to that. Most are either Americans from southern states or from U.S. territories. Many large companies stick to workers from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, etc. because they don't require anything to get through the red tape. Many come from the southern United States as well because for whatever reason they want to work.