Borders Liquidation Approved, Some Stores May Be Sold

July 22, 2011

Despite objections from some creditors who think the process is moving too quickly, a judge has approved a plan to liquidate the Borders chain. In related news, Books-A-Million has offered to buy 30 Borders locations with the possibility of adding five others.

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Waffle House Workers Strike for Fair Pay and Better Working Conditions

Waffle House workers in Conyers, Georgia, are now on their third day of striking over what they call the company’s unfair policies. Led by the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW), Waffle House employees are demanding an end to the mandatory “meal credit” deductions from their paychecks, along with better wages and improved working conditions.