The agriculture industry this week won only minor concessions from the sponsors of a bill that intends to grant farmworkers some of the same labor protections available to non-farmworkers. After a debate stretching more than five hours Friday, the House gave Senate Bill 87 preliminary approval.
SB 87 has been the biggest challenge for the industry, already struggling to recover from the pandemic and the Trump trade war, in the 2021 session, opponents said.
The bill grants farmworkers the right to join labor unions, engage in collective bargaining and strike. It removes the longtime exemption for farmworkers in the stateâs Labor Peace Act.
Standoff with teen who locked relatives in their home ends peacefully, police say
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San Antonio police responded to the home in the 500 block of Russell Place, near San Antonio College. around 10 a.m. after a family member called 911 to report a 15-year-old relative had locked his family inside their home during a mental health episode, according to SAPD spokeswoman Jennifer Rodriguez. Taylor Pettaway
A two-hour standoff ended peacefully Thursday afternoon when a teenager, who police said locked his family inside their home, surrendered.
San Antonio police responded to the home in the 500 block of Russell Place, near San Antonio College. around 10 a.m. after a family member called 911 to report a 15-year-old relative had locked his family inside their residence during a mental health episode, according to SAPD spokeswoman Jennifer Rodriguez.
vFairs to Host American Astronomical Society s Virtual Conference
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DALLAS, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ vFairs, the leading virtual & hybrid events platform, today announced its platform will host the American Astronomical Society s (AAS) upcoming 238th meeting from June 7-9 2021, allowing for astronomers all over the globe to network with each other on astronomical research and discoveries.
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The upcoming meeting will be the third virtual meeting that AAS has hosted using the vFairs platform. Most recently vFairs planned and facilitated AAS s semi-annual virtual meeting which attracted renowned sponsors to participate. vFairs and AAS have worked diligently to create a virtual experience that mirrored the physical in-person experience one would typically get at a conference hall.
There seemed to be confusion around the public health agencies about whether the ban originated at the agency’s parent department, Health and Human Services, or inside the C.D.C. itself; and whether such a ban would apply beyond budget documents. The Food and Drug Administration was quick to note that it had gotten no such instruction. An agency spokeswoman, Jennifer Rodriguez, said, “We haven’t received, nor implemented, any directives with respect to the language used at F.D.A. to describe our policy or budget issues.” The National Institutes of Health referred inquiries to Health and Human Services.