Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Labor board calls for new election at Berkeley Bowl
January 7, 2011A long-simmering labor struggle at the popular Berkeley Bowl Marketplace supermarket has taken a new turn with the National Labor Relations Board's year-end announcement that it has ordered a rerun of a June 2010 election to...
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U.S.
Jean Quan becomes first Asian American woman to lead major U.S. city
January 5, 2011In a ceremony marking several "firsts," Jean Quan, a former labor organizer and school board and city council member, was inaugurated Oakland's 49th mayor Jan. 3.
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U.S.
New START ratified, 71-26
December 22, 2010The 71-26 vote marked a significant foreign policy achievement for the Obama administration during the lame-duck Congressional session.
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World
Afghanistan: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
December 21, 2010It's' time to take these proposals seriously, for the sake of all concerned, in Afghanistan and here at home.
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U.S.
New START hangs in the balance
December 20, 2010Senate Republicans appeared increasingly determined to use the nuclear treaty as a political football in their drive to block all possible administration initiatives.
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Labor
Locked out workers give traditional posada new twist
December 20, 2010Re-enacting the Biblical story of Mary and Joseph was apt, because like the religious heroes, 57 janitors, cooks and other support workers have been locked out.
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Labor
On Human Rights Day, caregivers celebrate a victory
December 13, 2010SAN FRANCISCO - For two hardworking women, International Human Rights Day 2010 was an occasion to celebrate. Victoria Aquino and Lourdes Torres, who came to the U.S. from the Philippines in recent years and worked as...
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U.S.
New report highlights port truck drivers’ plight
December 10, 2010They are the 110,000 truck drivers who move millions of cargo containers at the nation's ports every year.
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