Living Wage Figures Updated for Tompkins County, NY: $11.11/hour or $12.11 w/o Health Insurance

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is incredibly proud to stand with the Alternatives Federal Credit Union in Ithaca, New York as we update our Living Wage figures today. Alternatives is a national leader in financial institutions that recognizes and, in fact, actually acts on behalf of people rather than profit. We are also proud to [...]

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Town of Ithaca Board Passes Employee Free Choice Act Resolution Unanimously

WHEREAS, the freedom to form or join a union is internationally recognized by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a fundamental human right, and WHEREAS, in 1935, the United States established, by law, that workers must be free to form unions, and WHEREAS, the free choice to join with others and bargain for [...]

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Over 125 People Brave the Cold in Support of Tompkins Legislature Passing Employee Free Choice Act by 12-3 Vote

The Tompkins County Legislature, by a bi-partisan vote of 12 to 3, has approved a resolution urging Congressional support for the Employee Free Choice Act. The bill, which requires union recognition by the employer upon either the signature of a majority of workers of written authorizations (cards) or by secret ballot majority vote, is currently [...]

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