Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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World
Debate heats up over U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan
January 10, 2013Debate is intensifying about the numbers of U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan after the projected withdrawal of most by the end of 2014.
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U.S.
Human Rights Day demand: tax rich, jobs not cuts
December 12, 2012She stood silhouetted against the backdrop of a holiday-lit City Hall. But she wasn't speaking of holiday celebrations.
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Labor
Airport concession workers demand labor rights
December 7, 2012Non-union workers at Oakland Airport were backed by their union counterparts as they told the port commissioners just why they are struggling for the right to organize.
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Labor
Agreement reached in LA-Long Beach port clerical workers strike
December 5, 2012The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said tentative agreement has been reached between ILWU Local 63's Office Clerical Unit (OCU) and 14 employers.
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Labor
Domestic workers, invisible no more
November 29, 2012Until recently, the situation of domestic workers - nannies, caregivers, housecleaners, etc. - has largely stayed below the radar.
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Labor
Oakland port and airport workers strike over unfair labor practices
November 26, 2012The night before the strike, hundreds of port workers, union and community supporters gathered at the airport to launch the action.
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U.S.
N. Calif. registered nurses still fighting Sutter takeaways
November 21, 2012For the seventh time since fall 2011, registered nurses were walking picket lines at eight Sutter Health facilities in northern California.
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Labor
Nurses strike, again, for patient safety and nursing standards
November 20, 2012One-day strikes affected seven Summit hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, involving up to 3,200 nurses and several hundred medical technicians.
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