Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
New report highlights wage theft, bad working conditions
October 21, 2010The San Francisco-based Chinese Progressive Association last month released a far-reaching report on the problems faced by restaurant workers in Chinatown.
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Labor
Hilton Hotel workers walk out in three cities
October 18, 2010Hotel workers strike Hilton to protest increasing work loads at the same time the Hilton's owners are receiving $180 million in federal bailout funds.
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World
Don’t let Party of No stop new START treaty!
October 15, 2010After years out of the headlines - and out of most people's minds - this year nuclear weapons policy and the path to complete abolition has come to the fore again.
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U.S.
Berkeley campus heats up
October 8, 2010Over 1,000 students, campus workers and faculty packed Sproul Plaza, historic protest site on the University of California campus, Oct. 7, chanting "Whose university? Our university!"
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U.S.
Golden State hanging on by its fingernails
October 7, 2010California’s budget may be about to stagger over the finish line, nearly 100 days late - but it won't be pretty.
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U.S.
California takes lead in health care reform
October 4, 2010California has taken the lead among states in implementing the health care reform legislation passed by Congress last March.
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U.S.
Former base could bring new life to Oakland
September 30, 2010Plans to redevelopment the giant former Oakland Army Base would bring 8000 new jobs.
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U.S.
Ballot prop to legalize pot gets everyone’s attention
September 29, 2010If you want voters to pay attention to propositions, try putting one on the ballot to legalize pot.
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