Major Victory at Ithaca College/Sodexo on Living Wage Front!

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is very pleased today to report the success of the student-community campaign to win a living wage for over 100 food service workers at Ithaca College. Beginning in September, according to an announcement by Ithaca College and the Sodexo Corporation, these workers will be paid at least the Tompkins County [...]

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The Economics of Happiness

Join us for the Ithaca premiere of The Economics of Happiness, a film by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steve Gorelick and John Page, an ISEC production. Introduced by Kristen Elizabeth Steele, ISEC and 1994 LACS graduate. The film will be followed by a panel discussion and community conversation. Hosted by Sustainable Tompkins and cosponsored by the Tompkins [...]

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International Workers’ Day (May1st) To Be Celebrated on The Commons in Ithaca, Friday, 4/29 @ 5 p.m.

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center, along with the Tompkins County Immigrant Rights Coalition and other organizations (see below) invite you to join us to advocate for the rights of workers, regardless of country of origin. We invite all persons to collaborate in our goal to make this April 29th, 2011, a statement by and on [...]

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TCWC Collaborator, Workers’ Center of CNY (Syracuse) Successfully Organizes with Mexican Workers Abused @ State Fair

The story below appears in the Sunday, April 18th edition of the Syracuse Post-Standard. The Tompkins County Workers’ Center stands proud in support of Rebecca Fuentes and Pat Rector’s work! State fair vendor abused workers from Mexico Published: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 6:18 AM Updated: Monday, April 18, 2011, 11:13 AM Marnie Eisenstadt / The [...]

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Over 200 Rally in Ithaca for Ithaca College Dining Service Workers + OpEd from Ithaca College Professor Paula Ioanide

Over 200 people rallied on a cold rainy day in Ithaca on Friday, April 1st, in support of Ithaca College Dining Service workers being paid a Living Wage. The Rally: A Rally for Something We Can Win: Economic Justice and Sustainability focused on the larger picture of Economic Justice and Sustainability and how that relates [...]

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Challenging Workplace Bullying: Communications in Difficult Workplace Situations

Please join us for #3 of the Tompkins County Workers’ Center series to offer support, advocacy, empowerment and movement building for targets of workplace bullying. Together we will work to create a society with zero tolerance for bullies.

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