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02 Woodfin Suites Hotel, Emeryville
Immigrant Latino workers from the Woodfin Suites hotel and their supporters rally outside the hotel, while white students from college Republican clubs counterdemonstrate in support of the company. Hotel managers fired 20 workers, accusing them of lacking legal permission to work, and alleging that they don't have valid Social Security numbers. Workers say the hotel is retaliating against them for trying to enforce the city's new living wage ordinance. The counterdemonstrators say the demonstrations in support of the workers should stop, and that the hotel should be able to do as it likes.

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