Workers’ Center Certifies Three New Employers as Living Wage, Bringing Total Up to 93

(Ithaca) The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is pleased to announce that we now have certified 93 employers as being Living Wage Employers, having just recently added the latest three such employers:

Viridius Properties, the Town of Caroline, and Schlather, Stumbar, Parks, and Salk employ a total of 27 workers; this brings the total of workers, countywide and regionally, who are working for Living Wage Employers up to over 2,957 people.

Says Don Barber, Supervisor for the Town of Caroline: “I am pleased to have the two organizations where I have had leadership roles, Sunny Brook Builders and now the Town of Caroline, recognized as Living Wage Employers.  Pulling this off, in the municipal property tax environment combined with the austerity seeking neo-liberal political environment in Washington and Albany, was no small feat.  I am pleased to be joined by a Town Board that recognizes government’s role is to serve the people.  Paying and encouraging all employers to pay a living wage is honorable service.”

The Workers’ Center initiated the Living Wage Employer Certification Program in 2006 to publicly recognize and reward those employers who pay a living wage. Any employer in the private, public, and non-profit sectors is eligible to apply. With your help, we can provide incentives for other employers in our community! Please go to https://www.tcworkerscenter.org/community/certified-employers/ to find out which employers are Living Wage-Certified, as well as to download criteria and an application form.