Nov 21, 2012

An American food company announced its financial failure




The American food company Hostess and representatives of its workers have agreed to enter negotiations. Hostess announced its financial failure this week. It suspended production and entered a court process to end operations permanently and deal with its debts. Hostess acted after workers began to strike two weeks ago to protest plans for cuts in retirement pay, health care and other benefits. Monday, a bankruptcy court judge in the state of New York urged Hostess to try to find a different solution through talks with labor union officials. 18,000 workers would lose their jobs if Hostess closes. The company opened in 1930. It makes bread and sweet baked goods including its famed Twinkies.

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(日本語訳)
アメリカの食品会社、「ホステス」と労働者の代表は交渉を始めることに同意した。ホステスは先週財産上の破たんを発表した。ホステスは生産を中止し操業を永久にやめ、借金を清算するため裁判手続きを始めた。ホステスは二週間前労働者が退職金、健康保険やそのほかの福利厚生の廃止する計画に抗議するためストライキを始めた後行動を起こした。月曜日、ニューヨーク州の破産裁判所判事はホステスに対して労働組合の幹部と話し合いを通して異なった解決策を見つけるよう促した。ホステスが閉鎖すれば18000人の労働者が仕事を失うことになる。ホステスは1930年に操業を開始、パンと有名な「トゥインキー」を含んだ焼き菓子を作っている。


2 comments:

ジョン said...

Perfect, I think!

I don't think that I've ever eaten a Twinkie, but they are immensely well-known.

bikenglish said...

Jon-san,

Thank you.

If I have a chance to eat it, I will try.