“Instead of speculating about the Execs screwing the poor
little workers why don’t you do some reasearch and find out.
I am sure it is public record what they were paid and don’t you think if that was the case the MSM would be plastering it all over the air waves?”
Because I don’t care enough one way or the other to research it. Everybody else on this thread seemed to be speculating wildly in favor of the poor abused Hostess company. I just thought a little balance was called for.
Probably the labor force sucked. Probably management sucked just as much.
Paying the work force is part of doing business, if they can’t do that and still stay open....well the market has spoken huh?
Sometimes, back in the day, it was even a mite true.
Now, with OSHA and the sort of safety programs needed to keep insurance companies from devouring the bottom line, (not to mention squadrons of tort lawyers on the alert catapult), working conditions have improved for just about everyone out there who actually works.
State licensure, inspection, and exams, and even websites detailing contractor work quality provide a means to maintain a work standard.
So maybe it is just a sense of belonging, a t-shirt or jacket with the 'brand', or the desire to fork over part of the paycheck to the union that keeps these things running.
But then, I never have understood the mentality.