New York State workers should check their pay stubs for the minimum wage increase that went into effect on December 31st, 2019. The majority of workers upstate should now be making $11.80/hour. More information on minimum wage increases across the State can be found here. The tipped wage for restaurant tipped food service workers went […]

In an attempt to settle federal charges brought against it by workers, GreenStar Food Coop has officially agreed to post notices at its workplaces stating all the ways it will not interfere with union organizing efforts. The charges, all violations of federal law, were that: A manager threatened employees after they signed a letter to […]

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) is on a move to change the way workers are treated in the workplace, advocate for increased wages, and support workers’ organizing efforts to improve workplace conditions. We’re constantly being challenged financially as a small nonprofit in a rural area. Our base of neighbors like YOU constantly remind us […]

Many thanks and congratulations to longtime Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) Member Leaders, Theresa Alt and Wayles Browne, who used their recent 10th Wedding Anniversary celebration as an occasion for asking friends and family to make donations to the Workers’ Center in lieu of gifts to them. Being a rural Workers’ Center, the TCWC relies […]

Fred Balfour and Theresa Alt of Ithaca Democratic Socialists reported from the 35th Annual Labor Day Picnic on Sept. 2, 2019 at Stewart Park. Over 300 people attended the Picnic that continued a 35-year tradition by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center and local labor leaders inviting any and all to celebrate our labor tradition. The […]