Google Workers Form New Labor Union, a Tech Industry Rarity

A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labor movement in the tech industry. About 225 employees at Google and its parent company Alphabet are the first dues-paying members of the Alphabet Workers Union. They represent a fraction of Alphabet’s workforce, far…MORE

Trump Administration Releases Details On Re-Instated DACA Program

New York (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. government says it has approved the first new applicants in several years to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that President Trump violated federal law in the way he…MORE

COVID Vaccine Signup Sheet Proves Popular

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County’s health director says in the two days since they launched a website to let residents register for COVID-19 vaccines, nearly 50,000 have signed up. Dr. Philip Huang says they’re preparing to expand the vaccination program from the current phase 1-A, which targets health care workers and nursing home residents, into…MORE

Eligible North Texans Brave Long Lines, Wait Times to be Vaccinated

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans are braving long lines to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Outside Tarrant County Resource Connection in Fort Worth on Monday a socially distanced line wrapped around the complex with eligible populations waiting hours with their lawns chairs and masks to get vaccinated. But first, they had to register online. “They…MORE

Fort Worth Rep. Tests Positive for Covid-19

A local member of the U.S. House of Representatives has tested positive for coronavirus. Representative Kay Granger was tested once she arrived in DC for the beginning of the 117th Congress. She was later notified that she had tested positive and immediately quarantined. Having received the vaccine in December, she is asymptomatic and her staff…MORE

In Georgia, Final Warnings about High-stakes Senate Runoffs

MILNER, Ga. (AP) – Democrats and Republicans alike are casting Tuesday’s twin Georgia Senate runoffs in the starkest of terms as the state prepares for last-minute visits from President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden. Tuesday’s elections will decide which party will control the Senate at the outset of Biden’s tenure. Republican David Perdue, who…MORE

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