Gas and Cars Weigh on Retail Sales

November 15, 2005

The Commerce Department said retail sales were down 0.1 percent in October because of lower gasoline and auto sales.

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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.