Over 150 Attend Hotel Worker Appreciation Dinner; County and City Make Strong Proclamations in Favor of Hotel Workers

Over 150 people attended the Workers’ Center first ever Hotel Worker Appreciation Dinner in an astounding show of support for our County’s hotel workers. Speakers included: –former hotel workers, Joan Keyser and Mary Loehr –Acting Mayor for the City of Ithaca, Dan Cogan –County Legislator Kathy Luz Herrera –United Auto Workers’ President Terry Sharpe The [...]

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Third Annual May 1st Immigrant and Workers’ Right’s Rally

Please join us for this year’s May 1st (Thursday) rally in support of immigrant and workers rights. Our theme this year will focus on how immigration affects us all. Join us on Ho Plaza and/or the Commons for speeches, q and a, information, and solidarity! This event is co-sponsored by Catholic Charities and the Tompkins [...]

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OpEd: Housekeeper Chimes In: Cleaning Rooms for a Living is No Easy Task

Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Chances are that you have, perhaps many times. Have you ever thought much about the woman who cleans your room every day? I recently stopped working as a housekeeper at one of the well-known hotels in the county, and I can honestly say that it is the hardest [...]

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