Jobless Numbers Up With an Asterisk

March 10, 2005

With the President’s Day holiday, there were fewer days to file, which meant more Americans put in for unemployment claims last week. The weekly rate of jobless claims tracked by the government remains below last year’s levels.

Recent News

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.