Letter of the Day (July 17): Twinkies and labor

July 16, 2013 at 11:06PM
This undated image provided by Hostess Brands LLC shows a box of Twinkies. Twinkies will be back on shelves by July 15, 2013, after its predecessor company went bankrupt after an acrimonious fight with unions last year. The brands have since been purchased y Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management. (AP Photo/Hostess Brands) ORG XMIT: MIN2013071612252638
This undated image provided by Hostess Brands LLC shows a box of Twinkies. Twinkies will be back on shelves by July 15, 2013, after its predecessor company went bankrupt after an acrimonious fight with unions last year. The brands have since been purchased y Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management. (AP Photo/Hostess Brands) ORG XMIT: MIN2013071612252638 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Last year, a consumer boycott began because some fast-food restaurant bought its chickens from a producer who was accused of mistreating the chickens.

This week, Twinkies are back on the market after a corporation busted a union and took away pension benefits. I'm just saying …

First they came for the trade unionists, and I said nothing, for I was not a trade unionist. Then they came …

ROLF BOLSTAD, Minneapolis
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