U.S. posted job gains in February

March 4, 2016

The economy added 242,000 jobs in February, up from 172,000 the month before, according to the Labor Department. The national unemployment rate remains at 4.9 percent.

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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.