Unemployment claims rise to highest level since August

January 15, 2021

The number of Americans filing first time unemployment claims rose to 965,000 last week, the highest level since August. Another 284,000 claims were made for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.

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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.