[libertarian27]

....the Teamsters say that Hostess' warning of liquidation is "not an empty threat or a negotiating tactic" but a certain outcome if workers continue striking.....

Ah, so now they tell 'em....
fools...

[GeronL]

The strikers want it to close down and liqudate. Apparently they are quite open about it.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-merita-orlando-picketers-demands-20121115,0,3198771.story

Striking workers at the Merita Bread Bakery in Orlando said Thursday they were discouraged by a light turnout of union members but hopeful that Hostess Brands Inc. would follow through with a threat to sell off its bakery operations as part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings.

“That would be the best thing for employees,” said Ron Hopkins, vice president of the AFL-CIO’s Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 103 in Orlando.

“We’re not asking for a raise. We just want to maintain our pay and our pension. I make less now than when I started here,” said Hopkins, a shipping clerk who has held many other positions in 26 years at the bakery.

[Alberta's Child]

In defense of the Teamsters ...

That union approved the court-ordered labor settlement and advised its members to go back to work. It's the 5,000-member baker's union that is not willing to sign onto the deal and is threatening the jobs of all 18,000 employees.