That hostess won't be around for long? Lol. I LOVE their orange cupcakes. One of my biggest down falls in my pre sleeve days. Every time I walk past them in the store, I cry a little inside.

Now they won't be tempting me from the shelf much longer. Those pesky, yet oh so yummy treats.

....I do however feel terrible for all of the people who will lose their jobs and pray they will find something quickly.

I know unbelievable eh! To all the employees that went on strike serves them right!! Now they have nothing.

I am going to miss the thought of fried twinkles at the state fair. Not that I have ever had one, but it is as much a part of te fair food experience as onion burgers and scones.

That hostess won't be around for long? Lol. I LOVE their orange cupcakes. One of my biggest down falls in my pre sleeve days. Every time I walk past them in the store' date=' I cry a little inside.

Now they won't be tempting me from the shelf much longer. Those pesky, yet oh so yummy treats.

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My husband LOVES those orange cupcakes too! He went to the Hostess Outlet to try to stock up on them... I personally find them hurk-worthy... I have not had Hostess product in over 30 yrs... I am sorry people will lose jobs, but I will not miss them.

Well remember it is the death of Hostess. But 33 of the Hostess brands more than likely will be sold to companies..and I bet it won't be long before we see Twinkies back on the shelves ..Ding Dongs..Ho Hos ...orange cup cakes...

For me, sweet, cakey treats were never my problem, it was and still is the salty, crunchy treats that are my downfall. I do feel bad for all the people who will be out of work as a result of this, though.

The way I I heard it was the employees were given the option to take a pay cut to keep their jobs. They are union employees and decided to strike. They were warned and so the company is now filing bankruptcy. As an unemployed person trying desperately to find employment I don't feel sorry they did it to themselves.

The way I I heard it was the employees were given the option to take a pay cut to keep their jobs. They are union employees and decided to strike. They were warned and so the company is now filing bankruptcy. As an unemployed person trying desperately to find employment I don't feel sorry they did it to themselves.

UNIONS decide whether or not to strike, NOT the employees themselves. I'm certain that at least SOME of the 18,000 people losing theirs jobs didn't want to strike.

You post is mean spirited.

Yes ..that is true. But it is the employee who decides whether or not to join said union. Once you pay that union membership fee, you are bound by its governance. And to play devil's advocate, aren't you being mean spirited back to the person you are excusing of being mean spirited?

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Great minds and all that!

Yes ..that is true. But it is the employee who decides whether or not to join said union. Once you pay that union membership fee' date=' you are bound by its governance. And to play devil's advocate, aren't you being mean spirited back to the person you are excusing of being mean spirited?[/quote']

Some employees don't have an option not to join the union (ie most fire dept staff have to join to get insurance...don't join, no insurance). It's kind of a corrupt system in many ways now a days. And before you argue with me, I am the daughter of a high up AFLCIO union organizer so I've lived "the union" for more years than most would ever want to.

And devils advocate....the members of the union vote to strike, and then the union, based on that vote, calls the strike, so basically the workers did make that choice.

THat said....orange cupcakes are the food of the devil. Are we really losing anything with hostess gone? Twinkies, ding dongs....very very bad food and part of the reason america is so fat.

It will likely put a few oil companies out of business....do you know how to make the ding dong coating? I learned in culinary class. 50% oil and 50% chocolate (which already has a high oil content when made into bar form). Bad chit!

Not all of the Hostess employees are/were union members. The bakers union represented only about 5000 employees, but they were critical employees, obviously. 6,000+ were teamsters but they voted to end the strike, so that's approximately 13,000 that either weren't a part of the strike or voted to end it early. It's sad for families losing income in this economy no matter.

Your post is mean spirited....... Lol

I hate to say it...but I married a Yankee..and Tasty Cakes are better...I sooooooo didn't want to admit it...but they are...Thank goodness they aren't readily available in my area!

The final vote to strike is the employees not the union. They can't be forced to strike they have to have a vote. It is unfortunate for them that they made that choice. And yes they have to join the union if the workplace is a union shop. Not mean spirited just direct.