Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Fast food workers’ strike is “March on Corporate America”
August 30, 2013At yesterday's fast food workers strike, Rep. Barbara Lee told workers, " There's no way workers should have to work for minimum wage and still have to rely on food stamps, Section 8 and Medicaid."
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Labor
Oakland Airport concession workers win some, and keep up the fight
August 26, 2013Dozens of workers at Oakland Airport concessions and their supporters walked the picket line outside Oakland Airport's Terminal 2.
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U.S.
California prisoners’ hunger strike enters seventh week
August 21, 2013As a hunger strike by California prison inmates entered its seventh week Aug. 19, authorities said some 130 inmates in six prisons are refusing meals.
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Inmates & advocates press for changes as prison hunger strike continues
July 25, 2013A hunger strike by California prison inmates protesting prolonged solitary confinement is now well into its third week.
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Oakland Airport concession workers strike for a day
July 16, 2013"This company was breaking the law, they were making us work 12 hours a day with no breaks and no overtime pay."
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Juneteenth: Recognizing neighborhood heroes and heroines
July 10, 2013The community gathered to celebrate Juneteenth and to honor more than a dozen people from the neighborhood whose everyday activities make all the difference.
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U.S.
California prisoners begin hunger strike
July 10, 2013Thousands of inmates July 8 renewed a hunger strike begun in 2011 to protest prison practices they say amount to torture.
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Labor
Striking rapid transit, city workers rally in Oakland, Calif.
July 2, 2013Striking Bay Area Rapid Transit workers and Oakland city workers protested what they said were management's refusal to increase wages and demands for givebacks, despite rising revenues.
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