Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Neighborhood Grocery Initiative takes on non-union megastores
February 4, 2011United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 in northern California says the year 2011 poses unprecedented challenges for its members working in the grocery industry.
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U.S.
Calif. governor: “No time for politics as usual”
February 3, 2011Gov. Jerry Brown invoked the struggles for democracy in Egypt and Tunisia as he called for "turning to the people" for "a clear mandate"
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World
Time to normalize relations with Cuba
January 31, 2011Polls have consistently shown a significant majority of Americans favor normal relations with Cuba.
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Opinion
The national debt: Another path is possible!
January 27, 2011Making major cuts in military spending could not only make a major dent in the national debt, but would also save many lives and put our country on the road to a new international policy of...
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U.S.
On “Citizens United” anniversary, calls to overturn Supreme Court decision
January 24, 2011Thousands demanded that the Supreme Court overturn its decision to give corporations the rights of citizens.
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U.S.
At King birthday rally, elected officials urge grassroots involvement
January 19, 2011Bay area elected officials addressed a crowd that packed the great hall at International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6 to honor the great civil rights and peace leader.
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U.S.
Health reform helps Californians, repeal would be costly
January 13, 2011The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) has released a report detailing what would happen to Californians if repeal happens.
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U.S.
California governor: budget “will take sacrifice”
January 12, 2011Brown told a Capitol says his budget "will take sacrifice from every sector of California."
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