Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
University of California service & patient care workers strike over illegal outsourcing
November 15, 2019The latest strike was the sixth since the contract expired.
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U.S.
Community outraged by brutal arrest of former Oakland City Councilmember
October 25, 2019Community outrage is growing here after last week’s brutal arrest of former City Council member and longtime community leader Wilson Riles Jr.
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U.S.
Kaiser mental health clinicians step up their fight for patient care
October 17, 2019Kaiser Permanente’s mental health clinicians throughout California are taking their years-long struggle to assure adequate care for their patients to a new level this week.
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U.S.
Emeryville workers demand a fair contract: ‘One Job Should Be Enough!’
September 30, 2019Guests at the Hyatt House Hotel here got an early wakeup call Sept. 27, as the hotel’s workers were joined by union and community allies for a lively 6 a.m. picket line.
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Labor
Oakland city workers rally to fill vacancies, win fair pay, and uphold rights
September 27, 2019The unions also noted that they have each filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against the city administration for sending retaliatory e-mails threatening layoffs, and for prematurely declaring impasse in the middle of bargaining.
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Environment
Climate actions draw tens of thousands in northern California
September 24, 2019"Our adult leaders have failed us thus far … We need action because our lives are not a political game. The fight for climate justice is one that we cannot afford to lose.”
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Labor
California Kaiser mental health clinicians in fight for patient care
September 19, 2019They demand that the giant health care corporation establish the conditions the clinicians need to care for their patients in a timely and effective manner.
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Labor
Gig victory: Landmark Calif. bill ends classification of workers as independent contractors
September 12, 2019Cheering the win are Uber and Lyft drivers, food delivery workers, truck drivers, and many more workers misclassified as "independent contractors" by their employers.
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