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Lars39

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1. The owners put the company very deep in debt,

Reply to littlewolf (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 09:50 AM

Nov 2012

And gave themselves huge bonuses and salaries. It wasn't the union that shut it down.

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I have a question IRT the Hostess situation. [View all] littlewolf Nov 2012 OP

The owners put the company very deep in debt, Lars39 Nov 2012 #1

Not the owners. Lasher Nov 2012 #3

It went "private" after the first bankruptcy.. Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #5

Info about the Hostess Brands (it's not the unions) Lasher Nov 2012 #2

Depends on how smart they are... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #4

They went Chapter 11 four times. The end was coming and everyone knew it. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #6

actually it looks like it will go to a Mexican company. littlewolf Nov 2012 #7

Yeah, big shock there. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10

I understand what your saying about littlewolf Nov 2012 #8

*Corporate* media is part of the union-busting efforts going on in the country right now. Lars39 Nov 2012 #9

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