Even as rent growth cools, sticker shock lingers

Sep 3, 2024

Even as rent growth cools, sticker shock lingers

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Rent growth is slower these days, but renters are still feeling the pinch of high prices.

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Why so many hotel workers are going on strike

by Henry Epp

Strikes are continuing today at several large hotel chains. Over 10,000 hotel workers went out on strike over the holiday weekend in nine cities, including Baltimore, San Francisco, Boston and Honolulu. Workers are demanding higher pay, adjusted workloads and a return to some pre-pandemic conditions.

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