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Twinkie maker Hostess to enter into mediation talks with striking workers

Hostess had asked for permission to liquidate the company but US bankruptcy court urged firm to resume talks with BCTGM Troubled Twinkie maker Hostess Brands and the unions representing its striking workers agreed to start mediation hearings on Tuesday at the urging of a bankruptcy court judge. Management at the…

Judge orders Hostess to go into mediation with workers’ union

Troubled Twinkie maker Hostess Brands and the unions representing its striking workers agreed to start mediation hearings on Tuesday at the urging of a bankruptcy court judge. Management at the Twinkies and Wonder Bread manufacturer sought permission to liquidate the company on Monday, but was urged by the judge to…

Hostess closing all plants and laying off 18,500 to avoid labor deal

Texas-based Hostess Brands, the company that makes Twinkies, Hostess Cupcakes and Wonder Bread has announced that it is laying off all of its 18,500 employees and closing all of its U.S. facilities in response to a labor strike that has paralyzed the company since last weekend. Hostess announced on Friday…