11/20/12

HOORAY: TWINKIES ARE HERE TO STAY!



TWINKIES ARE HERE TO STAY!
Hostess & Bakers Union Agree To Mediation To Prevent Shut Down
A bankruptcy judge Monday asked whether he should preside over mediation between Hostess Brands Inc. and its striking union to avoid pulling the plug on the baker of Ho Hos, Twinkies and Wonder Bread.
At a hearing Monday on Hostess’s request to begin the process of shutting down its business, Judge Robert Drain of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, N.Y., asked attorneys representing Hostess and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International union whether mediation could help the two resolve their issues and avoid the loss of more than 18,000 jobs.
“To me not to have gone through that step leaves a huge question mark over this case, which I think–I may be wrong–but I think will only be answered in litigation. And that’s no one’s desired outcome,” the judge said.
He acknowledged the economic struggle that Hostess is suffering due to the strike, but continued to offer to preside over the case as a mediator.
I’m sure all you snack lovers our happy to hear this news?

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