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

U.S.

Calif. governor proposes ‘scorched earth’ budget cuts
May 18, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
Once again, Californians most needing their government's help are being told they must bear the brunt of a $19 billion budget gap.
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Labor

Celebrating Mother’s Day on the picket line
May 11, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
PLEASANTON, Calif. - In the greeting card image of Mother's Day, Mother - surrounded by bouquets of flowers - is served breakfast in bed by her loving family before being treated to a sumptuous dinner at...
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U.S.

Clean ports, truck driver rights at issue on Capitol Hill
May 10, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
A congressional subcommittee this week heard compelling testimony about the achievements of the Clean Trucks Programs at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and what's needed to assure their continued success.
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U.S.

Huge May Day rallies fueled by outrage over Arizona law
May 3, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
Well over 100,000 rallied May 1 in more than 100 communities, a massive outpouring fueled by outrage over Arizona's viciously anti-immigrant SB 1070.
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U.S.

Unions, community to Wells Fargo: We are not your ATM!
April 28, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
From all around the Bay Area and beyond they came, a thousand strong - union members proudly displaying their banners, community organizations from neighborhoods wracked by foreclosures and unemployment.
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U.S.

Ex-inmates need across-the-board help, panelists say
April 27, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
Alameda County elected officials, law enforcement officials, community organizations and current and former inmates came together April 22, to consider how best to help former prisoners.
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Opinion

Realizing the promise of ‘nuclear spring’
April 26, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
Speaking in Prague a year ago, President Obama proclaimed "America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons."
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New bill calls for Afghanistan withdrawal
April 19, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel
A bipartisan bill calling for a plan and a timetable to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan was introduced into Congress April 14th.
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