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Conyers Waffle House workers strike for better working conditions
Several workers at a Conyers Waffle House extended what was supposed to be a one-day strike into a third day on Wednesday with support from the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW). The workers at the 2020 Flat Shoals Road location are demanding an end to Waffle House’s mandatory meal deduction policy, a $25 per…
Union Doings: 4 Georgia union elections so far in 2024, plus a law to make unionizing harder
Georgia union activity hasn’t slowed down in 2024, but since January, workers at Southeastern Paper, U.S. Sugar, and Sherwin-Williams all have voted against unionizing. That said, a group of Nestle warehouse workers in McDonough did unionize in January–and more elections are in the pipeline, including one for stagehands at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. What’s more,…
In Her Hands: Can Georgia’s first guaranteed income program give Black women a lasting economic boost?
The Georgia Resilience and Opportunity (GRO) Fund is expanding its flagship guaranteed income program, In Her Hands, into additional Atlanta communities this year. The aim is to provide women of color juggling the demands of employment, housing, and raising children with a baseline minimum income, so they can climb the economic ladder to greater stability.…
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