Money-losing stores close despite big chains’ best intentions

June 30, 2021

A Target store opened in 2008 in a Black neighborhood in Baltimore was seen as a sign of faith in the community. Target says its decision to close the location in 2015 was a “last resort” that only happened after it was not able to turn a profit after years of trying.

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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.