Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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California sues Uber, Lyft: Treat your drivers like employees!
May 7, 2020Companies’ refusal to provide basic protective equipment to all workers “underscores the grim reality” of the gig economy in which the giant companies use a predatory business model to cheat employees out of basic protections.
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Bay Area May Day actions highlighted frontline workers
May 6, 2020As throughout the country, the San Francisco Bay Area marked May Day with a variety of socially distanced and virtual actions calling attention to the vital role of frontline workers.
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California sets disaster relief, local officials urge protection for undocumented
April 24, 2020Among those feeling the sharpest impact from COVID-19 are undocumented immigrant workers facing partial or total unemployment because of the pandemic.
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Virtual vigil at Livermore Lab: A global safety net is needed
April 17, 2020The Pentagon budget continues to soar, even in the midst of the global health crisis.
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California, facing COVID-19, moves to release “low-risk” inmates
April 7, 2020Efforts are intensifying to secure the release of inmates nearing the end of their sentences, serving terms for nonviolent offenses, or at high risk for the virus because of age and/or health status.
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Calif. governor bans evictions during pandemic; housing advocates say that’s not enough
March 31, 2020Newsom's order does not meet the task at hand; the last thing needed is a wave of evictions immediately after the emergency ends.
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California cities, counties act to protect renters, homeowners, and unsheltered residents
March 27, 2020Housing organizations express appreciation to Newsom for the intent of his actions to date but said they fall far short of adequately addressing the crisis.
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California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order to fight COVID-19
March 20, 2020As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in California continued to rise sharply, Governor Gavin Newsom on March 19 ordered the state’s 40 million residents to remain at home.
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