BCTGM members initiate national strike at Hostess Brands, Hostess responds
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) employed at Irving, Texas-based Hostess Brands Inc. locations across the country began to strike on Nov. 9.
According to BCTGM, the workers struck in response to a contract that was rejected by 92% of the union's Hostess members in September. The contract calls for wage and benefit cuts that amount to 27-32% overall, with an 8% wage reduction imposed immediately.