Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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News
Fast Food Sector Council advances in California, but CalCare health bill on hold
February 4, 2022A new council to regulate the fast food industry moves closer to reality, but California's single-payer health system gets a delay.
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Aniversario del tratado nuclear observado con llamados a la ratificación de EE. UU.
January 31, 2022
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Politics
Nuke treaty anniversary observed with calls for U.S. ratification
January 27, 2022Demonstrations happen at the Livermore lab, one of two places making all U.S. nuclear warheads.
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California: la propuesta para single-payer healthcare llamado CalCare
January 19, 202220 legisladores de California encabezados por el asambleísta Ash Kalra, demócrata de San José, lanzaron una nueva campaña para obtener una cobertura de atención médica integral y universal de pagador único para todos los californianos.
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U.S.
California legislators launch new proposal for single-payer healthcare system called CalCare
January 18, 2022With CalCare, all Californians would get comprehensive healthcare coverage, including primary and preventive care, hospital and outpatient, prescriptions, dental, vision, mental health treatment, and more.
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Labor
Nurses, mental health therapists and other Kaiser Permanente health workers strike to support stationary engineers
November 22, 2021Over 60,000 members of other unions representing Kaiser Permanente workers throughout northern California held solidarity strikes Nov. 17 and 18.
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Labor
University of California lecturers win major gains in contract
November 19, 2021Lecturers who teach a third of U of C undergrads win without even having to picket.
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Politics
Poor People’s Campaign tells Sen. Feinstein: Hold the line on Build Back Better!
November 12, 2021In anticipation of the Senate taking it up, they demand no more cuts to the program.
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