A Rally for Something We Can Win: Economic Justice and Sustainability Friday, April 1st in Ithaca

Friday, April 1st at 4:30 p.m., the Tompkins County Workers’ Center, in alliance with numerous student organizations, elected officials, community, union and religious leaders and organizations, will hold a rally, A Rally for Something We Can Win: Economic Justice and Sustainability for All. The Rally will be held at the Women’s Community Building (corner of [...]

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40-Hour Fast (3/23-3/25) to Focus on Triangle Shirt Factory Fire 100 Year Commemoration

On March 25, 1911, a devastating fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the garment district of Manhattan took the lives of 146 workers, predominantly young women from immigrant families. On March 23 and March 25, 2011, the Labor-Religion Coalition of the Finger Lakes is organizing public events to commemorate the centennial.

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A Call to Rally: Defend the Dream!

Join the Workers’ Center and the Finger Lakes Move On Council Tuesday, March 15th @ 5 p.m. Outside Tompkins Public Library Attacks on workers and public programs are escalating in Wisconsin and in Washington, DC. We have to stand up to Defend the Dream! So on Tuesday/today, March 15th, from 5-6 p.m. at the Tompkins [...]

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Challenging Workplace Bullying

Part 2 of a 5 part series. This week, Myra Sabir, founder and director of the Life Writing Project, will talk about how writing can help us come to terms our problems and realize a way forward. Anyone who has experienced workplace bullying or has a friend or loved one dealing with it is welcome [...]

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