http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-10_surprising_minimum_wage_jobs-969

I don't know why we don't just raise the minimum wage to take care of the work force. If the economy can't create enough jobs, we lower it again. What's unfair about Stella is that its workers thought they should get $20 an hour, full healthcare, pension and nine weeks vacations (wow) for high-school drop-out level work. A starting EMT, on average only makes about $9 per hour. If we are saying high-school drop outs ought to make that kind of pay package, than they should make it everywhere, regardless of union representation. Unions did do some good things in the past, but I think we are involved enough to stop true sweat shop practices through federal legislation.

I hear a lot these days about corporate greed. Well, here's a classic case of union greed.

Well done fellas. Another golden goose slaughtered.

I'm confused. Is GREGORYBUTLER pro- or anti-union?

I didn't even know that these tasteless, stale, wooden cookies still existed. Have you ever had a Stella D'Oro ? It's like chewing on a Duraflame Log. They are so 80's.... Guarantee there are Menudo posters hanging in the factory.

Have you all taken the Capitalism Stupid Pill? Unions are there to protect the workers from exploitation. You want us to have 3rd world labor market standarts. You want the factory bosses to squeeze every calorie of energy from its workers without any protection or fair wages? Get real. The Bottom line should not be cost saving but life style saving, ie. how do the people live.

Only united do the working calls have a chance at a decent life. Otherwise it's 16 hour days, unsafe conditions, no medicine, no mercy.

There are little things called labor laws which prevent that from happening. Sure the unions were pivotal in making these laws, but their time has passed.

Longacre, in the real world, labor laws are toothless and rarely enforced:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/02/us/02wage.html?_r=1&hp

If it wasn't for unions, nobody would look out for the working person, because the government sure as hell won't do it!

Good lord. Do those poor people in Ohio know what's coming their way?

I'm sure their lawmakers will crow about their success in bringing jobs to their community.

I'm also sure that those jobs will be sour grapes in as little as five years.

There is a reason for moves like these, and it generally has to with the top of the food chain- not the bottom.

American law (so far) still allows for private ownership of property. An owner can sell a business or shut it down. The Unions want a country where a judge can force an owner to run a business unprofitably for the benefit of others.

Have they considered moving to Cuba or Venezuela?

Actually, America would be a much better place if this country's industry was run by the workers who actually produce the goods and services, instead of corporate fat cats, who just feed off the labor of those who actually do the work.

I'm going to go way out here. The plant is being moved because there's no work ethic left in the neighborhood. I'll bet the new owners saw lateness and absenteeism that could only exist in a corrupt union environment. They're not going to have that big a problem in Ohio. They will also have a more reasonable payroll and better production from people who want to work.

Anti Union Idiot

They had a hard working labor force who demanded to be paid what they are worth nothing more and nothing less - and now, the greedhead private equity scum from Brynwood Partners will destroy this old neighborhood business and move it across country to find cheap labor.

You're living in a dream world.

If you're going "way out," it begs the question--have you ever actually been to Kingsbridge?

I've lived here five years. In five years, I've met enough people to not only call your accusation baseless, but offensive as it comes from a place of either ignorance, or the inability to keep half-baked ideas to yourself.

I'm going to go "way out" myself and make an assumption that you saw our neighborhood was in The Bronx, and just assumed the neighborhood is poor and uneducated. You'd be just as wrong.

Next time you have a thought, perhaps you should back it up with some sort of logic. While I never supported the strike, I'm rather offended that you've questioned my work ethic as a resident of Kingsbridge, who holds two degrees and has had a steady job within a white-collar industry since the day I graduated.

I'd ask you kindly to think before insulting people whom you've never met--who have nothing to do with a misguided strike. The internet could use someone who does this--why not start a trend?

I stand by my statement.

workers and unions should have brought the company out right if they think they are making that much money!!! but problem with those guys are. they don't put their money where their mouths are.

You have to love the union still complaining about "scare tactics." Hey, smart guys, someone pointing a gun at you is a scare tactic. If they actually pull the trigger, it's not a scare tactic anymore.

What about the scumbags at Brynwood Partners - the private equity profiteers who brought the firm from Nabisco just to squeeze every last penny out of the operation before wringing it out to dry, destroying it and selling off the trademarks to the highest bidder?

THEY destroyed Stella D'oro - the union and the workers fought to save it!

None of you braying anti union harpies ever mention the REAL reason America's economy is in the toilet - the parasitic Wall Street scumbags!

You're assuming the union cared about the company. Since when have unions ever cared? All they're interested in are membership dues. Well, they won't be getting any more of those around here, either. Go ahead, guys, kill another few geese that give you your golden eggs.