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Hundreds of workers in Oakland, Calif., took part in two events to mark International Human Rights Day by calling for the right to form unions free from employer harassment and intimidation. Marching to City Hall Dec. 6, workers and union leaders highlighted the struggle Comcast workers face in their efforts to join a union with the Communications Workers of America. At a workers' rights hearing that same day, workers testified about the failure of U.S. labor law to protect workers who try to join unions.

	CWA members were among unionists marching to Oakland City Hall Dec. 6 to protest the failure of U.S. labor law to protect workers who try to join unions.

	Nat Courtney was among workers testifying at a workers' rights hearing in Oakland about the employer harassment workers face when seeking to form a union. Courtney was fired from Berkeley Honda for belonging to the union after the dealership changed hands.