Events

Woodfin Workers FIRED!!!

Emergency Action Thursday May 3rd, 5pm

We are deeply distraught to announce that the Woodfin Suites Hotel in Emeryville fired 11 workers todayin apparent retaliation for blowing the whistle on the hotel's violation of Emeryville's living wage ordinance. These firings are a malicious attack not just on hard-working housekeepers and their families, but also on our community's values of immigrant workers' rights, democracy, and justice.

We are writing to ask you to stand beside Woodfin workers as they fight for reinstatement. The firings come after 7 months of intense, sustained protests by workers, residents, faith leaders, and immigrant rights advocates. But as the chant goes, "The Woodfin ain't seen nothin' yet." We will not abandon the workers, but rather demand accountability from the Woodfin and the city council. We ask you to join us in sending a strong and immediate message to the hotel that the terminations are unethical, and to the city that they must hold the Woodfin responsible and defend the workers' jobs.

[Not enough Luchistas signed up for us to do this. -Matt]

"At 12 Noon CodePink will lead a March to Camp Pelosi from BEACH IMPEACH at Ocean Beach. 5.7 mile march with giant Gandhi puppet, banners, decorated cars and shuttle bus. Those who don't want to walk can ride the "Peace & Impeach Bus" which will make 3 "Peace Stops" along the route for marchers who want the bus to pick them up & take them to Camp Pelosi. Bus reservations: Toby, 510-215-5974. 2:00pm Impeachment Rally: Ret. Colonel Ann Wright; CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin; Dr. Peter Philips, co-ed. Impeach the President; Lew Brown," We're Not Buying It" Nat'l Shopping Boycott. Music, food, kids activities, Postcards to Pelosi calling for Impeachment on the Table. Looking for a dozen volunteers to help set up rally and staff tables, put up banners, get Postcard to Pelosi signatures, supervise kids activities, take donations for food and event, maintain peaceful presence. 2640 Broadway. Noon to 4PM. Contact cynthia_papermaster@yahoo.com or 510-333-6097."