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Management should have takn some cuts but the amount would have been a drop in the bucket compared to the 18,000 plus other employees. Work rules, such as not allowing bread and cakes to be delivered on the same trucks, or that drivers could not be required to load or unload their own trucks, don't exactly help.

Additionally, the bakers union president turned down the proposed contract on his own. He didn't allow the Hostess employees to even vote on it. Let’s take a look at that president, Frank Hurt. He is paid $262,654. His assistant, Harry Kaiser has to get by with a mere $149,764.

The Bakers’ Union (BCTGM) has 58 employees. 29 of them make more than $100,000 a year.

The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union has 8 Vice Presidents.

These 8 Vice Presidents make anywhere from $218,989.00 to $161,789.00 for a combined total of over 2 million dollars. Additionally there’s a Secretary Treasurer who makes $244,396.00.

Does a union with 58 employees really need 8 Vice Presidents?

BCTGM also has 12 representatives who make between $100,000 and $150,000. Its highest paid organizer makes $148,851.

While 18,000 workers may lose their jobs, the Bakers’ Union execs will keep their jobs and their six figure salaries. So much for "Looking out for the little guy!"



Very interesting. Where can I find those statistics?