Hostess received a green light from a Judge in New York last week to begin winding down production of all of it’s brands. Not all of Hostess employees will lose their jobs right away. Here’s is part of a press release put out by Hostess: Hostess Brands said it intends to retain approximately 3,200 employees [...]
Mediation Talks Fail Between Hostess Brands and Union, Over 600 in North Carolina Pay the Price
Hostess Brands employs over 600 people in North Carolina including over 270 at its Merita Bakery in Rocky Mount. That city has the highest unemployment rate among cities in North Carolina at 12 point eight percent, but it’s about to increase. Matt Willoughby has a video report…
Hostess Already Had Plans to Lay Off Hundreds in North Carolina, Among Thousands of Others
Hostess Brand Inc. announced its intention to shut down company operations and stopped all production. It said it would lay off its 18,500 employees because the union workers failed to report to work by a deadline Thursday. But Hostess notified the North Carolina Department of Commerce back in May it would lay off over 600 [...]
Public Teachers Now Covered with Statewide Liability Insurance
Many public school employees joined such organizations as the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) mainly for the classroom liability insurance. They had dues automatically deducted from their paychecks to pay for it. But beginning in September of 2011 a new statewide insurance policy went into effect for those employees and it is free. That [...]
Courts are the Targets of Occupiers this Friday
An offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement will “Occupy the Courts!” Friday. Activists plan to hold rallies at courthouses around the country, including in the Triangle and even Bryson City. They’ll be at the Terry Sanford Federal Building in Raleigh at 11:00 a.m. Occupiers are protesting the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Citizens United [...]
