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Support for the Woodfin Workers
We have been inspired and moved by the solidarity shown by local residents, clergy, unions, immigrants' organizations, hotel guests, political leaders, and friends across the country. In the past month, numerous supporters have come out to early-morning picket actions at the hotel and made calls to the Woodfin corporate office. Including the following elected officials:
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
State Senate President Don Perata
Assemblywoman Loni Hancock
Assemblywoman Wilma Chan
Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
Emeryville Mayor Ruth Atkin
Emeryville City Councilman John Fricke
Friends and activists across the country have leafleted guests at Woodfin hotels in 15 cities. Over 30 clergy and faith leaders from around the state have signed onto a letter calling on Woodfin CEO Samuel Hardage to follow his conscience and assure workers that they will not be fired.
Support the Boycott!
When the Woodfin tried to fire workers, the workers called for a boycott of the hotel. Join us in supporting this boycott. Currently the boycott is supported by many individuals and organizations, including:
Alameda County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 444
Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC)
California Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
California Nurses Association (CNA)
Chinese Progressive Association (CPA)
Coalition of University Employees (CUE)
Emeryville City Council member John Fricke
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE)
East Bay Committee for Peace and Justice
East Bay Gray Panthers
East Bay Labor and Community Coalition
East Bay Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
East Bay Young Democrats
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
ENLACE
La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco
Marin Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)
Northern California Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride Coalition
People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER)
Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA)
Seminarians for Worker Justice (SWJ) @ Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
School of Unity and Liberation (SOUL)
St. Peters Housing Committee
Students Organizing for Justice in the Americas (SOJA)
UNITE HERE Local 2850 (Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union)
Urban Habitat
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
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Alma and Tuya, two of the housekeepers at the Woodfin Suites in Emeryville, CA
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