Living Wage Coalition Responds to Recent Bomb Scare at Ithaca Wal-Mart

We are deeply concerned about the bomb threat at the Ithaca Wal-Mart that occurred this past Wednesday, May 25th. We condemn the use of threats or violence against any business or institution. It is morally reprehensible to bring fear and violence to the workplace. Workers deserve a decent paycheck, benefits and dignity AND safety at [...]

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Immigrant Rights Center Established in Ithaca

In June 2003, shortly after the Living Wage Coalition opened our Workers’ Rights Center, a Latino worker came to our office and told us how the rights and dignity of immigrant workers like him were being violated at a local pizzeria. That was our first experience of the difficulties immigrant workers and families face in [...]

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Syracuse Passes Living Wage Law

The Syracuse City Council passed an ordinance, on Monday, requiring all contractors with 5 or more employees and doing at least $20,000 in business with the city to pay a living wage – $10.01/hour if the company provides health benefits and $11.91 if it does not. Congratulations to all who organized over 3 years for [...]

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Wednesday, 5/25 @ 11 a.m. Rally in Support of George Junior Republic Workers/Thursday 1-5 p.m.Rally in Support of Lakeside Nursing Home Workers

I. George Junior Republic and Service Employees Union (SEIU) Campaign forLiving Wage/Affordable Health Care: Wednesday, May 25th @ 11 a.m. atGeorge Junior Republic in Freeville (details below) II. SEIU Informational Picket at Lakeside Nursing Home in Ithaca, 1-5 p.m.on Thursday, May 26th (see below for details)———————————————————–I. George Junior Republic and Service Employees Union Campaign for [...]

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Ithaca Food Service Workers Win $10,000 Settlement — Diamonds Restaurant Appropriated Tip Money from Waiters and Waitresses

The Tompkins County Living Wage Coalition/Workers’ Rights Center today announces details of a settlement won by food service workers against New Delhi Diamonds Restaurant, 106 W. Green Street and its owner Baldhev Sekhon. For at least a year (2003-2004) and probably longer New Delhi Diamonds stole money from waiters and waitresses by appropriating for itself [...]

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Area Congregations Together Annual Meeting to Focus On Moral Value of a Living Wage

“A Living Wage Is A Moral Value: More Than A Campaign” Tuesday, June 7th, at 7 p.m. Speakers include: Reverand Bill Gottschalk-Fielding, Pastor of Lansing Methodist Church, and Carl Feuer, Organizer for Tompkins County Living Wage Coalition. Unitarian Church Annex, 208 E. Buffalo Street in Ithaca, Second Floor Contact Edie Reagan, Justice and Peace Ministries [...]

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New York Times: Can’t Wal-Mart, a Retal Behemoth, Pay More?

Can’t Wal-Mart, a Retail Behemoth, Pay More? By STEVEN GREENHOUSE BENTONVILLE, Ark. – With most of Wal-Mart’s workers earning less than $19,000 a year, a number of community groups and lawmakers have recently teamed up with labor unions in mounting an intensive campaign aimed at prodding Wal-Mart into paying its 1.3 million employees higher wages. [...]

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Stop the Wal-Mart Supercenter, Rally and Protest, Wednesday, 5/4 at 3 p.m. in Cortland

“Stop the Wal-Mart Supercenter” Rally and Protest Wednesday, May 4th at 3pm – Cortland Wal-Mart on Rt 13 The proposed “Supercenter” project will more than double the size of the current Wal-Mart in Cortland. A coalition of labor, environmental and community activists has been working tirelessly to put a stop to this development whichwould threaten [...]

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