Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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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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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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