Hostess To Close, Cites Nationwide Worker Strike

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Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:20am

Hostess Brands says it is going out of business, closing plants that make Twinkies and Wonder Bread and laying off all of its 18,500 workers.

Senh: Your move, strikers.

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Topics: bankruptcy hostess brands irving layoffs out of business strike texas twinkie wonder bread

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