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I don't see any facts here. cliffelam posted an article that went a bit deeper into the whole debacle. There's little doubt in my mind that both the union and mismanagement played a role in the fate of Hostess. The 2009 bankruptcy did include a strategy that didn't pan out. Why isn't Linkner criticizing the lackluster Hostess product line? I would be curious to compare the historic costs of Twinkie per unit vs. the average revenue per Twinkie vs. the average US income vs. what the average Hostess worker was paid. My bet is that rising healthcare costs probably played the biggest roll in killing Hostess, since the largest share of concessions was to come from worker benefits.