Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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U.S.
Thousands march to save public education
March 5, 2010Hundreds of thousands of students, parents, faculty, campus workers and community supporters demonstrated in California and around the country March 4 in a massive protest to save public education.
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Labor
Hotel workers to Hilton guests: ‘Check out!
March 4, 2010Hundreds of hotel workers reminded guests and passers-by March 2 that their union is urging a customer boycott of the prestigious Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel.
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U.S.
UC students protest racist incidents
March 3, 2010Students are demanding stronger action following a series of racist incidents, including parties with racist themes and a noose hanging in the campus library.
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U.S.
For one county, the worst is yet to come
February 26, 2010For at least one California county's budget it's a crisis that will only get worse.
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Labor
At the last minute, supermarket janitors win contract
February 23, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - On the eve of a scheduled strike vote, the janitors who keep Safeway supermarkets clean around northern California have won a new contract preserving their health and pension benefits and raising the base...
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U.S.
Black farmers gain in their fight for compensation
February 22, 2010A new milestone was reached Feb. 18 in a longstanding civil rights case brought by African American farmers who suffered discrimination in federal loans and subsidies. Many of the farmers incurred huge debts or lost their...
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U.S.
Undocumented drivers’ cars seized at ‘sobriety’ checkpoints
February 17, 2010Police operating motorist sobriety checkpoints in California are impounding cars of unlicensed drivers at a far higher rate than they're arresting drunks behind the wheel, says a new report.
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Labor
Support is building for Transportation Security officers
February 15, 2010Transportation Security Officers responsible for keeping the country's airways safe and secure have been fighting their own struggle for security through collective bargaining rights.
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