Healthcare premiums rise

November 11, 2021

The average annual premium for family coverage in employer-sponsored insurance plans rose four percent to $22,221, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.  Workers contributions for those plans average $5,969, with employers footing the remainder of the bills.

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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.