Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Safeway janitors stop work, tired of intimidation
February 12, 2010Frustrated by the intimidation tactics of Safeway's janitorial services contractors, janitors who clean Safeway supermarkets in northern California stopped work on the night of Feb. 10.
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Anthem Blue Cross – poster child for urgency of health reform
February 11, 2010With its move to raise premiums on individual policyholders in California by up to 39 percent, Anthem Blue Cross enraged customers and elected officials.
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Calif. bills would create 140,000 jobs in state
February 11, 2010California legislators are putting jobs creation at the top of their agenda.
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Labor
Workers give Marriott a wake-up call
February 4, 2010Area workers give Marriott a wake-up call on health care and contract negotiations.
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Ray of hope for environmental justice
February 1, 2010SAN FRANCISCO - What do a hazardous waste disposal plant, a refinery, a former power plant site and a housing complex under construction have in common?
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Rallies demand strong health care bill
January 28, 2010On the eve of President Obama's first State of the Union address, people in over 130 communities around the country rallied at Congressional offices Jan. 26.
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Witness at equal marriage trial: Opposition ‘grounded in prejudice’
January 27, 2010San Francisco's equal marriage trial, now in its third week, has been marked by moving testimony about the pain denial of marriage has inflicted on same-sex couples and their families.
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Californians fight back vs. budget cuts
January 23, 2010Californians in the crosshairs of Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest budget proposals have launched a statewide movement to save and improve their state's safety net.
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