Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Hotel workers sit in, proclaim San Francisco Hilton boycott
January 7, 2010As dusk fell over the city, more than 140 hotel workers and their supporters wearing placards, "Boycott Hilton!" sat in the entry plaza to the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.
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Lester Rodney: Daily Worker sports editor led struggle to integrate baseball
January 6, 2010Lester Rodney, who as sports editor for the Daily Worker from 1936 to 1958, helped lead the struggle that broke major league baseball's color barrier, died Dec. 20 in Walnut Creek, Calif.
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Judge rules vs. Calif. state worker furloughs
January 5, 2010Arnold Schwarzenegger exceeded his authority last year when he ordered them to take three unpaid furlough days each month to help cover a soaring deficit in the state's general fund.
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No Happy New Year for California’s budget
December 28, 2009After coping with over $60 billion in budget shortfalls this year, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to propose draconian new budget cuts.
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Trucks spew deadly pollution at nation’s ports, new reports show
December 23, 2009Emissions from thousands of trucks filling our ports cause hypertension, asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and a host of other respiratory illnesses among drivers and surrounding communities.
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Immigrant rights groups call for new reform campaign
December 22, 2009"Tough fight begins" - Immigrant rights organizations around the San Francisco Bay Area welcomed introduction of reform legislation by Illinois Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez.
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Protests continue vs. cuts in Calif.’s public higher education
December 17, 2009Despite looming finals and the oncoming holidays, students, staff and faculty at California's public colleges and universities continue to protest.
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Human Rights Day in the real world
December 12, 2009Outside, gray skies and a chill wind cast a pall over drab storefronts and modest homes in the economically struggling West Oakland neighborhood.
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