Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
Locked out workers give traditional posada new twist
December 20, 2010Re-enacting the Biblical story of Mary and Joseph was apt, because like the religious heroes, 57 janitors, cooks and other support workers have been locked out.
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Labor
On Human Rights Day, caregivers celebrate a victory
December 13, 2010SAN FRANCISCO - For two hardworking women, International Human Rights Day 2010 was an occasion to celebrate. Victoria Aquino and Lourdes Torres, who came to the U.S. from the Philippines in recent years and worked as...
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U.S.
New report highlights port truck drivers’ plight
December 10, 2010They are the 110,000 truck drivers who move millions of cargo containers at the nation's ports every year.
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U.S.
Appeals court hears California marriage equality case
December 7, 2010The effort to overturn Prop. 8, California's ballot initiative barring same-sex marriage, reached a new milestone Dec. 6 on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, as a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of...
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U.S.
Supreme Court hears case for Calif. prisoners’ rights
December 1, 2010The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 30 in the long legal battle over the rights of California prison inmates to decent health care.
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Labor
Workers fight back vs. wage theft
November 19, 2010Low wage workers and their supporters gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Nov. 18 to mark the National Day of Action Against Wage Theft.
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U.S.
Riders say, give us back our buses!
November 12, 2010Alameda and Contra Costa counties facing a $56 million budget shortfall have cut service but riders say no way!
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U.S.
KPFA workers fight sudden layoffs
November 9, 2010Pacifica management recently laid off the entire staff of the station's highly popular Morning Show, which airs weekdays from 7 to 9 a.m. at 94.1 FM.
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