by Isaiah Gutman On Monday, July 1, the Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) hosted an event with Israeli labor organizer, Assaf Adiv. Adiv, who originally planned to speak in person, ended up calling in from New York City after travel problems. Adiv spoke at length on both the labor situation in Israel in general for […]

We here at the Tompkins County Workers’ Center are very happy that some key pieces of legislation in New York State that we have been long pushing for have recently passed into law—or are close to becoming law. In some cases, we’ve been advocating for these laws for years, and are delighted to see these […]

During this past year, the Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) has been strongly supporting a group of workers wanting to organize a union at GreenStar Coop in Ithaca. Some of the reasons that unionizing workers point to as their reason to organize include: insufficient job security, unfair or inconsistent wages, blatant favoritism, and unprofessional conduct […]

We here at the Tompkins County Workers’ Center are very happy to inform you that some key pieces of legislation that your Workers’ Center has been pushing for have recently passed into law—or are close to becoming law. In some cases, we’ve been advocating for these laws for years, and are delighted to see these […]

The 1st edition of the Restaurant Owner’s Manual was created by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center in collaboration with a multitude of community and governmental organizations. The expanded second edition, updated with changes to labor regulation and understanding of best practices in the years since, is a resource for any business owner or manager in […]