Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Uber and Lyft drivers demand their rights as employees
August 29, 2019Market Street, this city’s main thoroughfare, resounded with auto horns and chants Aug. 27, as a stream of cars bearing Uber and Lyft markers cruised slowly past Uber’s headquarters.
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U.S.
New Calif. law is one of nation’s strongest to prevent police shootings
August 20, 2019The law, Assembly Bill 392, the California Act to Save Lives, was introduced in February by Assembly members Shirley Weber, D-San Diego and Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento.
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U.S.
Broad fightback launched against new Trump administration public charge rules
August 15, 2019Immigration rights, public health, labor, faith-based and other public service organizations are launching an intensive fightback to defeat the Trump administration’s new Public Charge regulations.
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World
On anniversary of Hiroshima, demands for end to nuclear weapons
August 9, 2019Some 200 demonstrators gathered on Aug. 6 to rally against what they term “Designing Armageddon” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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U.S.
New California law requiring primary candidates release tax returns is aimed at Trump
August 1, 2019The Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act is the latest effort by Democratic legislators to force Trump to reveal his financial records.
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U.S.
Oaklanders condemn Trump immigration policies, demand respect and humane treatment
July 16, 2019The biggest result so far from the immigration raids touted by President Trump is the flood of protests throughout the country.
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Labor
Calif. mental health clinicians to Kaiser Permanente: Let us care for patients
July 12, 2019Across the state, just one mental health clinician is available for every 3,000 Kaiser patients.
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Labor
California gig workers eye a win if landmark bill passes state Senate
July 3, 2019By codifying gig workers as employees, AB 5 would close loopholes that enabled companies to classify low-skill workers as independent contractors.
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