If you or someone you know works or has worked for an app-based company in the gig economy, we want to hear about your experience. The economy is rapidly changing. New companies are popping up all the time offering to serve as the conduit between workers looking to make ends meet and consumers wanting to […]

Author Rick Winston will hold a presentation and book signing for Red Scare in the Green Mountains, from 4-5 p.m. on Saturday, October 13th, at Certified Living Wage Employer, Buffalo Street Books, located in the DeWitt Mall in downtown Ithaca (215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY). A bit about the book, and about Rick Winston: […]

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is pleased to announce that it has recognized Brotherton Construction, LLC, as a Certified Living Wage Employer. Growing up in poverty created substantial challenges for Crispin Brotherton, owner of Brotherton Construction, as he became an adult. Still, he feels very lucky that he managed to avoid common pitfalls that plague […]

Founded in 2017 by Dr. Justine Waldman, The REACH Project Inc. (REACH) is an Ithaca-based nonprofit that expands access to health services for people who use drugs, as well as other folks who face stigma due to circumstances such as homelessness and poverty. REACH stands for Respectful, Equitable Access to Compassionate Healthcare. REACH’s unique philosophy […]

For years the only hotel in Ithaca paying a living wage was the Statler on Cornell’s campus. No longer. Now visitors to the area have a more reasonably priced option that they can feel good about patronizing. Grayhaven Motel, on Elmira Rd., recently achieved Living Wage Certification. This is no small matter. Hotels are typically […]