Jobless Claims Down Last Week

October 7, 2004

The number of people filing first time claims for unemployment fell to 335,000 last week from 372,000 the week before, according to a Labor Department report.

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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.