U.S. Trade Deficit Up 6.9 Percent in August

October 14, 2004

The nation’s trade deficit grew to $54 billion in August with oil imports and goods from China being seen for the widening gap.

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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.