Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Campaign demands more funding for reentry programs
January 23, 2015Supporters of the 50 percent for Jobs not Jails campaign rallied at the Alameda County Administration Building in Oakland Jan. 20.
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U.S.
California lawmakers seek to restore social services funds
January 14, 2015Many Democratic state legislators are eager to restore the massive funding cuts suffered by human services programs in recent years.
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Environment
Small island nation calls on nuclear powers to disarm
January 8, 2015Sometime this year, the International Court of Justice is expected to hear a true David-and-Goliath challenge to the world's nuclear powers.
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U.S.
Oakland town hall demands end to police violence
December 19, 2014Ending the longstanding reality of unpunished police violence against black and brown men was the topic Dec. 17 at a town hall meeting.
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Environment
Push at California climate confab to include workers in leadership
December 17, 2014"We cannot let the new green economy be a low-wage economy, because a sustainable environment needs a sustainable economy."
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U.S.
Calif. legislature will consider health coverage for undocumented
December 12, 2014A bill to extend health coverage to all Californians regardless of their immigration status will be among items California's new legislature will consider.
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Labor
California low wage workers on the move
December 5, 2014Some 200 workers, labor and community supporters gathered in the heart of the largely Latino Fruitvale neighborhood Dec. 4.
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Labor
San Francisco supervisors pass first-ever Retail Workers Bill of Rights
December 3, 2014The pioneering Retail Workers Bill of Rights will give an estimated 40,000 hourly workers greater stability in their schedules and hours.
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