Inside the Hostess Bankery
Wonder Bread runs deep in my family. I started at Interstate Bakeries in 1999 in Waterloo, Ia after the birth of my first daughter. I asked my father in law who to talk to for an interview. He had...
View ArticleBonuses to close Hostess? Of course!!!
I know this is short but if you have been following my other diary then you would be interested in knowing that the hedge fund appointed CEO and board are defending in court today NEW bonuses equal to...
View ArticleHostess Workers are Winning...
And it has little to do with mediation.Monday started for me with some internet job searches and a surprising phone call. It was a producer from CNBC who had seen some quotes I had in an article on CNN...
View ArticleThe Hostess Pension Letter/Updated W/Vids
I have had many requests for a copy of this letter and I couldn't find it. Then my Union Sister Linda from Emporia was able to send me a copy!!!So, here ya go!The LetterMy favorite part..."I want to be...
View ArticleHostess Strike Basics and Links
I have been asked by many of my Union Brothers and Sisters to provide a single link that includes Union resources and lists my 15 minutes of fame so they can use it to combat misinformation. We could...
View ArticleThe Successful Hostess Business Plan Included Bankruptcy/updated w/wages...
Most people seem to assume that Hostess was operating under a traditional business model that was outdated and cumbersome. That in the end the company failed because they couldn't sell enough product...
View ArticleResponding to Anti-(Baker's)Union Myths About Hostess, As Seen on Reddit
I have spent more time online away from Dailykos lately because I have been fighting misinformation about the Baker's Union around the web as best I can. In my searches I have come across an amazing...
View ArticleTruthout: "I'm Better Off Fighting to Keep Wonder Bread in a Union"
I did a phone interview with Truth-out.org and they published it on their site yesterday. I feel like it went really well over all. The interviewer, Yana Kunichoff, showed me tremendous respect and...
View ArticleRepeatedly being suspended on Twitter again, and again, and again, and again
Wait, one more- and again. That about does it. Five times. I started an account to talk about #Hostess and politics in general. My basic point is to spread the word on the Hostess pension theft. It is...
View ArticleRapid Response Team from the Department of Labor for Hostess Workers
And I'm not even joking. I have never heard of this and certainly didn't expect anywhere near this degree of response from the government, and rapidly no less!On Tuesday at the Union hall we met with...
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Dear Longshoreman- Striking as a Verb, Hostess in Hindsight
Dear LongshoremanThe days leading up to the Hostess strike were both nerve racking and exciting. We had convinced ourselves we had to do it no matter the consequences. We had considered all possible...
View ArticleHostess Union Workers Discuss Pension Theft Streaming Tonight
I am not exactly known for short diaries but here you go-A group of Hostess workers, including myself, will be at KKFI 90.1 today in the Kansas City area to discuss the Hostess strike and the theft of...
View ArticleDid the Hostess Bakers Go Galt? Did a Conservative get it Right? Almost...
I have discovered a conservative/Ayn Rand type blog post about the Baker's Union and the reasoning for the strike. "Did the Baker's Union Go Galt?" by Peter Ingemi, a right wing radio host, actually...
View ArticleSilenced on Twitter Again, One Hour After Hostess Post on DK
I am not here to spread conspiracies about Twitter. Don't assume that your conclusions are the same as mine. Although they might be.I have just been suspended from Twitter for the 7th time in less than...
View Article"Did the Hostess Bakers Union Go Galt" Interview Link + Why Ayn Rand is Wrong
I went to make the case to conservatives on right wing talk radio on Saturday. The host of the show had posted a story on his blog asking the surprisingly fair question "Did the Bakers go Galt?" I...
View ArticleInside the Hostess Bankery- The Movie, Who Keeps the Dough
The Bakers Union members have had enough of being blamed for the closing of Hostess Bakeries in the mainstream media. The truth is much more complicated and the media has failed to tell the story. In...
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Goodbye Scabby the Rat and All You Represent
"Look kids, it's Scabby the Rat! No, those aren't nipples. Now stop crying!" Last week there was a post about Scabby the Rat and the tweets of Building Trades President Sean McGarvey. I had no idea how...
View ArticleIn-Depth Hostess Story in Dallas Observer, Close But No Cigar
A new article goes much deeper into the Hostess story than any I have read. I was interviewed several weeks ago for it and it is clear that a lot of research went into this in the meantime. However...
View ArticleHostess Workers Granted Increased Job Training, Union Prez Speaks, and...
A great story at 'Working in These Times' has surfaced that interviews Bakers Union President David Durkee and covers Federal approval for former Hostess workers to receive TAA benefits from the DoL....
View ArticleWhite Guy in CPAC Vid is a Breitbart Hack- or- 'Don't Count Me Bro'
The bald screaming white guy is none other than Jeff Dunetz, yidwithlid. A full blown Breitbart ambushing hack. http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/... Here he is in his own wordsReacting more with...
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