Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
UC graduate student academic workers reach tentative pact, ratification vote underway
December 20, 2022There are signs, however, that the road to ratification might not be entirely smooth.
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Environment
Take action: Public comment process underway at U.S. nuclear weapons lab
December 6, 2022Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is required under the National Environmental Policy Act to present a draft environmental impact review. Members of the public can comment now.
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Labor
California labor united in solidarity with 48,000 striking UC academic workers
November 18, 2022Unions across the state rally to their side.
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Labor
Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians ratify contract, ending 10-week strike
October 21, 2022The National Union of Healthcare Workers announced an overwhelming vote of 1,561 to 36 to ratify a new contract with breakthrough provisions to retain staff and reduce patients’ wait times.
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Labor
Kaiser mental health clinicians’ strike now in third month, Sacramento mayor to mediate
October 18, 2022The workers continue to demand the giant HMO increase staff to provide the same level of care for mental health as it does for physical health services.
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Labor
Kaiser mental health clinicians reject Kaiser offer that wouldn’t increase staffing
September 28, 2022The therapists are now in the seventh week of an open-ended strike.
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Labor
Labor Day rally marks Kaiser mental health clinicians’ fourth week on strike
September 9, 2022San Francisco Labor Council’s Kim Tavaglione told strikers: “All of labor in California is standing with you…to change a system riddled with greed and profit.”
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Labor
Kaiser Permanente nurses hold informational pickets for nurse and patient safety
September 8, 2022“We need more nurses to provide the care our patients deserve. There is simply no reason or excuse for nurses to be short-staffed this long into the pandemic.”
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