(Ithaca) More than seven years ago, workers from Tompkins Community Action (TCA) approached the Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) through the Workers’ Rights Hotline with serious concerns about how their agency operated and how workers were treated. The workers quickly decided to organize a union and received support from TCWC. The workforce overwhelmingly voted to […]

(Ithaca) On April 17, 2019, non-managerial workers at Ithaca Coffee Company (ICC) informed the ICC owner Julie Crowley (who also owns Triphammer Wine and Spirits), of their intentions to form a union. Workers reminded the owner of their legal obligation to abide by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)and enforced by the National Labor Relations […]

Alternatives Federal Credit Union has announced the updated 2019 Tompkins County Living Wage, calculated through their biennial Living Wage Study which has reached its 25-year Anniversary this year. The Living Wage is now $15.37 per hour for a worker who receives no health benefits at work, up from $15.11 in 2017-18. Alternatives announced the results […]

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is hopeful that the political shift within our New York State Senate will enable passage of the long-sought-after Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act (FFLPA)—see details of proposed changes below–to actually become law after many years of frustration. The FFLPA (Senate Bill: S2837/Assembly Bill: A2750) has reached a milestone with 32 […]

This past year (August 2018), a Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) Member provided pictures to the TCWC of what we believed to have been dangerous working conditions at the Hilton Canopy Hotel Development construction site in downtown Ithaca. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspected the site and has recently found conditions in serious […]