It’s official. Management of the Advocacy Center in Ithaca has agreed to recognize its new staff union. These workers will now be affiliated with the Elmira-based Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 1111. The unionization process began just five months ago when a representative from the staff, seeking information on the unionization process, approached the […]
ITHACA – Workers employed with Bangs Ambulance, Inc., in Ithaca recently began organizing to form a union with the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). The group of around 50 EMTs, Paramedics, and Emergency Medical Dispatchers are seeking better working conditions and a stronger voice on the job. The Tompkins County Workers’ Center has been working […]
While it’s certainly a step that New York is raising the minimum wage for Upstate New York to $14.20/hour as of December 31st, we also KNOW that that is STILL not close enough to what the minimum wage SHOULD be. We want a minimum wage that is a LIVING WAGE! As one of the leading […]
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is collaborating closely with the Finger Lakes Independence Center (FLIC), along with the statewide Fair Pay for Home Care campaign, to ensure that all Home Care Workers in New York get paid, at minimum, 150% of the minimum wage (which would presently be $19.80/hour in upstate NY). On September 15th at […]
This coming Monday, September 5th, the Tompkins County Workers’ Center will be joining with Starbucks Workers United, Ithaca branch, as well as Ithaca DSA, for a rally @ 11 a.m. at 402 College Avenue in Collegetown. At 12 p.m. we will then parade down to The Commons, specifically the Starbucks location at the corner of […]