In Washington, operating from impressive headquarters located on prime real estate at the foot of Capitol Hill, the union's leadership has lobbied Congress for the Employee Free Choice Act. That is the Orwellian title of legislation that would effectively abolish employees' right to secret ballots in unionization elections, replacing them with "card check," whereby individuals confronted by union organizers sign a card indicating support for the union.
The market said that Hostess as configured made no sense. If, however, Twinkies and perhaps other Hostess brands retain value, the market will say so, and someone will produce them.
Probably in a right-to-work state, which is how "entrepreneurial federalism" (another Boorstin phrase) should work: Business moves to states that make it welcome.
Whatever else a hospital ought to do, supposedly said Florence Nightingale, it ought not to spread disease. And whatever else unions should do, they should not put employers out of business.
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George, never have I read a more slanted and biased article. As a journalists, you have a responsibility to present the facts on both sides of an issue. I wonder what has happened to the integrity of journalism these days.
The CEOs ran More..
There are valid conversations to be had about the appropriate role and potential overreach of unions in today's workplace, but it looks like Hostess was a terminally ill patient that simply died a bit sooner because of the union strike. As much More..
Unions did not destroy this company. It was destroyed by poor management and a flock of venture capitalists and outfits similar to Bain Capital.
The workers are the losers. The capitalists and executives will walk away with million dollar More..