Retail sales grow for fourth straight month

May 17, 2022

U.S. retail sales, not adjusted for inflation, were up 0.9 percent month-over-month in April as Americans spent more on eating out and shopping for cars, clothing, electronics and furniture.

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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.