Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Politics
Kaiser mental health clinicians call off strike amid recent progress
June 11, 2019"But if Kaiser won’t come back to the table, we will bring their proposal back to our 4,000 members with a recommendation to vote it down.”
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Labor
Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians may strike to prevent more suicides
June 7, 2019A gifted college student committed suicide last year after experiencing repeated delays and obstacles in her search for desperately needed mental health care.
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U.S.
Bill tightening California standards for police lethal force advances in legislature
June 6, 2019The California Act to Save Lives will give the state some of the strictest standards for the use of force by police.
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U.S.
Oakland council resolution puts heat on county sheriff’s office
May 24, 2019The Oakland City Council has joined a rising chorus of demands by human rights and racial justice organizations and family members of inmates who have lost their lives or experienced abuse.
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News
Bill tightening rules for police use of deadly force advances in California
April 16, 2019Among those backing the bill are many whose loved ones have been killed by police.
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U.S.
California’s death penalty moratorium: 737 inmates get stay of execution
March 15, 2019When signing the order, the governor said in the U.S. criminal justice system, it is better to be rich and guilty than poor and innocent.
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Labor
Oakland teachers’ strike victory: Billionaires won’t determine our kids’ futures
March 5, 2019Along with salary increases, teachers also won a pause on school closures and a moratorium on publicly-funded but privately-run charter schools.
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Labor
Community, labor support strong and growing for striking Oakland teachers
March 1, 2019A big concern is that school closings will force more and more students into privately run charter schools.
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