[Salamander]

That is the single most stupid thing anyone has ever said.

I’m sure they’ll be sitting on their asses drawing 99 months of unemployment instead of ‘taking other jobs’.

I despise unions.

[rovenstinez]

I wonder how much their Union Bosses were making? I worked for Twinkie, and I didn’t make $35,000 a year. And I was glad for a job.

[A.A. Cunningham]

The 99 week Soetoro ponzi scheme no longer exists.

[tobyhill]

In most states the unemployment has gone back to a Tier 1 and Tier 2 only which is a max 52 weeks. In most states the max is $350 a week compared to the $670 a week the workers were making. Also keep in mind that they will have to pay for Cobra at $300-$400 a month instead of the $100 a month they were offered.

[Covenantor]

Say, any of you baker fellas interested in a game of cards?

[mazda77]

It won’t be 99 weeks if sequestration is enacted. It goes back to the 26 weeks.

[trebb]

"They're just taking from us," said Kenneth Johnson, 46, of Missouri. He said he earned roughly $35,000 with overtime last year, down from about $45,000 five years ago. "I really can't afford to not be working, but this is not worth it. I'd rather go work somewhere else or draw unemployment," said Johnson, a worker at Hostess for 23 years.

You are right - they will be lazing about and collecting their "share" of the dole for an extended period.

Interesting he gets to "say" that he's earning $10K less a year than 4 years ago and nobody verifies it or gives any of the dynamics involved. I guess the bright side is that he will step on his own "richard" again because he's too stupid to understand that the unions and the political party he supports are the reasons he's hurting.

[rabidralph]

I think with the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, that 99 month deal will expire and go back to whatever it was previously. Happy Thanksgiving, Sal!

[Flycatcher]

That is the single most stupid thing anyone has ever said.

Close. I'll grant you that.

But this utterance (and I've heard it!) takes the cake:

"I voted for Obama. Twice!"

[Cvengr]

Since unions wish to share in operational decisions, there should be a law mandating they share in the fudiciary losses such that no union employee be qualified for unemployment when they force the company into bankruptcy or liquidation.

[jcsjcm]

Just curious if walking off your job allows you to actually receive unemployment benefits? That is in a way like quitting your job. They were not layed off, they quit. The other 13,000 workers lost their job due to being layed off, but the Union workers actually walked off.

I wonder how that would work?

[SkyDancer]

He’ll be getting a lot less than he would have if he fought the union for his job. So he’ll be getting 2/3ds of what he was making up to a preset amount? And is that 99 weeks still in force or has it dropped back to the 26 weeks?

[mykroar]

I’m sure they’ll be sitting on their asses drawing 99 months of unemployment instead of ‘taking other jobs’.

Very safe assumption there.

[wayoverthehill]

I don’t believe the 99 weeks is still available. It runs out this year and reverts to 26 weeks or whatever your state offers.

I despise unions as well and always have. But since I live in a right to work state, I don’t have to contend with them.

[1010RD]

I don’t see that this is just a union labor price problem. Why don’t we blame the management and investors who saddled the company with tons of debt?