Factory 2-U Stores Files for Bankruptcy Protection

January 13, 2004

The off-price apparel and domestics retailer with 243 stores in Western states has filed for Chapter 11 in order to restructure its operations and finances. The chain will remain open during the process and has petitioned the court to allow it to pay employees, honor gift cards and continue paying other necessary expenses while it schedules payments owed to suppliers.

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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.