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

Town hall meet pledges to back BevMo! workers
September 27, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
What if full-time job you had counted on for years, to support your family and provide health care was morphing into a part-time job with no benefits?
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Peace

Days of Action support accused whistleblower Bradley Manning
September 21, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
OAKLAND, Calif. - Supporters of Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of leaking a video of a U.S. helicopter attack on Iraqi civilians, packed a meeting hall here.
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Labor

Woodfin workers celebrate victory
September 20, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
"We are very proud to have fought for living wages and immigrant rights, and we are very happy with this agreement," said Luz, a worker leader.
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Peace

Senate committee OKs New START treaty
September 17, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
In an unusual show of bipartisan backing for an Obama administration initiative, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the New START nuclear weapons reduction treaty September 16 by a vote of 14-4.
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U.S.

Utility faces probes after tragic gas pipe blast
September 14, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
OAKLAND, Calif. - After a gas pipe explosion devastated a residential neighborhood in a San Francisco suburb Sept. 9, killing at least four residents, the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident while state regulators...
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Labor

In California elections, ‘jobs’ is the watchword
September 8, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
OAKLAND, Calif. - With unemployment officially pegged at 12.3 percent in California, it's clear topic number one for Democratic candidates at all levels will be jobs.
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U.S.

Budget impasse hurts millions of Californians
September 1, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
Programs affecting millions of Californians face a double-whammy: delays in funding, and uncertainty about what funding they will ultimately receive.
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Labor

Retirement home residents rally for workers
August 30, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
Their hair is gray, some use walkers or canes, but that didn't stop them from rallying to support 38 workers "replaced" during a contract dispute.
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