Wal-Mart Decision Up to Chicago’s Council

June 13, 2006

Chicago could get up to 20 new Wal-Mart Stores or none. The final decision on that will be left up to the City Council and whether it seeks to impose a standard wage and benefits package for big box retailers.

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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.