Tobacco Settlement Fallout Continues

June 16, 2005

The controversy over the Justice Department’s nth hour decision to seek $120 billion less than originally requested by lawyers in a fraud and racketeering trial against tobacco companies continues to grow.

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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.