The strikers want it to shut down, they think new owners will preserve their pay nd benefits.
Seriously.
That MAY work for the purchase of a business, but liquidation separates all assets and voids all contracts (like the one with the union).
The union workers stand zero chance of ever working for those purchasing Hostess assets, they will be blackballed. The non union workers will likely have a good chance of future employment with the successors.
If the government steps in to help the union workers (as it did with GM), the new owners will preserve the pay and benefits.
Seriously.
they’ll get some rat judge to claim that the workers were illegally “locked out” and they’ll get unemployment going back to when the strike started, and then they’ll get their pensions sent to the pension guarantee board and they can start collecting immediately..