Lower energy costs offset rise in prices paid for cars, clothing and rent

July 11, 2019

The rate of consumer inflation edged up 0.1 percent in June driven by increases in what Americans pay for cars, clothing and rent, but flat food prices and lower energy costs helped moderate the effects.

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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.