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The funny thing is that the company, which has been loaded with debt by several vulture capitalist take over shops a la Bane Capital, is blaming the unions even as they tripled CEO pay.
The real big problems? 1) The company's massive debt load from two take overs which left the company holding 100% of the take over costs and 2) Excessive executive pay even as the company performed worse and worse.
Really Hostess' problems go back to 2004. And surprise, surprise, the employees weren't the problem then anymore than they are now:
"The company's burdensome debt traces back to Hostess's first trip through bankruptcy in 2004. Missteps by a private-equity firm, hedge funds and managers since burdened the company, despite its more than $2 billion in annual sales."
Small comfort to the people who get thrown out of work because of union intransigence.
If taking a 30% cut in benefits is the "compromise", I'd hate to see what the company wanted.
Seriously. If a business can't cover labor costs, it doesn't deserve to exist. As much as your ilk would like to change things, you still have to give someone a wage for work.
Also, I recall that businesses must sell products to consumers. If it doesn't sell enough to make a profit, the business fails.
But yes, let's blame unions for what the market did.
If taking a 30% cut in benefits is the "compromise", I'd hate to see what the company wanted.
8% & 2% cut in pensions.
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I haven't eaten a Hostess product in at least a decade but probably longer.
Me either. I'm an adult.
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"Capitalism ho!"
If taking a 30% cut in benefits is the "compromise", I'd hate to see what the company wanted.
Seriously. If a business can't cover labor costs, it doesn't deserve to exist. As much as your ilk would like to change things, you still have to give someone a wage for work.
Also, I recall that businesses must sell products to consumers. If it doesn't sell enough to make a profit, the business fails.
But yes, let's blame unions for what the market did.
Nobody is entitled to run a successful business.
Nobody is required to run a failing business.
No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.
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