Marilyn Bechtel

Marilyn Bechtel writes from the San Francisco Bay Area. She joined the PW staff in 1986 and currently participates as a volunteer. Marilyn Bechtel escribe desde el Área de la Bahía de San Francisco. Se unió al personal de PW en 1986 y actualmente participa como voluntaria.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel

U.S.

Bankers, bankers, you can’t hide! We can see your greedy side!
September 30, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Hundreds of marchers surged through this city's financial district Sept. 29, demanding that the nation's banking giants stop home foreclosures and other practices that gouge ordinary people.
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Labor

Workers demonstrate to save the U.S. mail
September 29, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Postal workers and their supporters here were among many thousands throughout the country who demonstrated to save the U.S. Postal Service from austerity measures
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U.S.

After patient death, nurses urge end to lockout
September 27, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
After a patient died at a Sutter Health hospital Sept. 24 while under the care of strike replacement nurses, the California Nurses Association called on the hospital chain to immediately end its lockout of thousands of...
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Labor

Thousands of California nurses strike to fight takeaways
September 23, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
The nurses were among 23,000 of their co-workers holding a one-day strike at three-dozen Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern and central California, as well as Oakland Children's Hospital.
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U.S.

Health Equity Summit highlights progress, problems
September 20, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
The Affordable Care Act has opened the way for great progress toward overcoming racial, ethnic, gender and geographic health disparities. But much hard work lies ahead to make sure its promise is realized at the federal,...
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Labor

Farmworker rights bill awaits Calif. gov’s signature
September 16, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Now awaiting California Gov. Jerry Brown's signature is a bill to greatly strengthen the rights of the state's 400,000 farmworkers.
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U.S.

Congressional Progressive Caucus presents jobs plan
September 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Following up on speak-outs it organized around the country during the summer the Congressional Progressive Caucus Sept. 13 unveiled a far-reaching Rebuild the American Dream Framework, focusing on six areas for immediate and long-term job creation.
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Opinion

Hyatt workers strike in four cities after two years without contract
September 9, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel And John Wojcik
More than 90 percent of the unionized early shift in Chicago's Hyatt hotels showed up for picket duty instead of work this morning.
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