Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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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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World
Egypt brokers Gaza talks as rocket fire continues
November 20, 2012Egyptian mediators are meeting with leaders of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah and other Palestinian organizations, and with Israeli officials.
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Labor
Raley’s workers back on the job after 10-day strike
November 16, 2012After 15 months of negotiations the United Food and Commercial Workers called "highly contentious," and a ten-day strike.
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U.S.
Bringing Obamacare to life
November 14, 2012Health care reform is on track now that President Obama has been reelected, but the struggle to fully implement the ACA is heating up.
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U.S.
Election Day in California: a bad day for Republicans
November 9, 2012Nov. 6 was a very bad day to be a Republican in California.
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