The Huffington Post
By John Murray, Founder and President, YG Network
It has long been rumored that Twinkies (and cockroaches) are the only things that will survive the apocalypse. With the Four Horsemen drawing nearer, it’s easy to envision Twinkies going on their merry way without a care in the world.
Despite the Twinkie’s admirable resilience, there is still an entity that the company’s new CEO, C. Dean Metropoulos, feels he needs to protect Twinkies from: unreasonable labor unions.
The Wall Street Journal recently announced that Metroplous “aims to hire 1,500 workers by September,” but he will not let union representation get in the door. Instead, workers on their own accord will go back to work in facilities in Georgia, Kansas, Illinois, and Indiana- all parts of the country that need an economic jolt.
Representation for employees, per se, is not a bad thing. However, employees, consumers, and communities don’t need nor want a union that causes businesses and organizations to shut their doors.