Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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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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Labor
Oakland educators join the nationwide wave of teacher strikes
February 22, 2019The teachers have been without a contract since July 2017 and are the lowest-paid in Alameda County.
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News
New California governor calls for housing, health care for all
February 13, 2019Governor Gavin Newsom continued the emphasis on “real people and real people’s lives” that characterized the budget proposals he outlined last month and made clear his state will continue to be a mainstay in opposing the...
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News
Peace advocates say leaving INF Treaty increases risk of nuclear war
February 4, 2019The agreement has been seen as a landmark in the decades of struggle to achieve complete and verifiable nuclear disarmament.
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Labor
San Francisco unions and community demand, ‘No More Shutdowns!’
January 29, 2019“I’m afraid I’m going to be right back here in three weeks, protesting another shutdown."
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U.S.
Oakland women’s marchers demand end to bigotry, surge for equality
January 24, 2019Women’s marches brought together tens of thousands of women, men and children across northern California to insist on an end to hatred and bigotry, condemn the Trump administration’s extreme anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ attacks, and demand social...
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U.S.
New governor’s “California for All” budget centered on education and health
January 16, 2019Newsom blends fiscal caution with proposals to significantly expand funds for education, health and human services, and housing.
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