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

Labor

Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians ratify contract, ending 10-week strike
October 21, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel
The National Union of Healthcare Workers announced an overwhelming vote of 1,561 to 36 to ratify a new contract with breakthrough provisions to retain staff and reduce patients’ wait times.
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Labor

Kaiser mental health clinicians’ strike now in third month, Sacramento mayor to mediate
October 18, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel
The workers continue to demand the giant HMO increase staff to provide the same level of care for mental health as it does for physical health services.
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Labor

Kaiser mental health clinicians reject Kaiser offer that wouldn’t increase staffing
September 28, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel
The therapists are now in the seventh week of an open-ended strike.
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Labor

Labor Day rally marks Kaiser mental health clinicians’ fourth week on strike
September 9, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel
San Francisco Labor Council’s Kim Tavaglione told strikers: “All of labor in California is standing with you…to change a system riddled with greed and profit.”
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Labor

Kaiser Permanente nurses hold informational pickets for nurse and patient safety
September 8, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel
“We need more nurses to provide the care our patients deserve. There is simply no reason or excuse for nurses to be short-staffed this long into the pandemic.”
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Labor

Striking Kaiser mental health clinicians joined by colleagues in Hawaii
September 2, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel
“I’m here to make sure community mental health is here. A multibillion-dollar profiteer like Kaiser has the resources to do the right thing, so I’m asking them to do just that.”
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En español

Luchando por sus pacientes, los médicos de salud mental de Kaiser están en huelga
August 24, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel
El 29 de agosto, los psicólogos, terapeutas matrimoniales y familiares, trabajadores sociales y consejeros de dependencia química, miembros del Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Salud, se reunirán con sus colegas en Hawái.
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Labor

Fighting for their patients, Kaiser mental health clinicians enter second week of strike
August 24, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel
Timely care for patients is what it's all about.
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