COOL Goes Into Effect Today

September 30, 2008

Meat, produce and some nuts will be marked with information about where they come from as part of the federally-mandated country of origin labeling law (COOL), which goes into effect today.

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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.