Hostess, unlike its chief competitors, is heavily unionized (83 percent of its work force), principally by the Teamsters and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union.

FORBES: The Teamsters Union Is Taking Away Our Twinkies

The labor bosses representing the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), which began to strike on November 9, refused to make meaningful concessions concerning wages and benefits.

FORBES: More Hostess Liquidation To Come With President Obama's Micro-Unions

There should be a law to withhold unemployment benefits from the members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union who voted themselves and their fellow workers out of work.

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