Chicago Considers Living Wage Law for Big Boxes

May 30, 2006

Chicago may become the first city in America to require big box retailers such as Home Depot and Wal-Mart to pay at least $10 an hour plus $3 for benefits.

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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.