Ithaca Starbucks workers, who successfully and overwhelmingly organized all three Ithaca Starbucks in April are fighting back against Starbucks closing their College Avenue store, just off Cornell’s campus. The Collegetown store voted 19-1 to unionize in April & recently went on strike over workplace safety. Starbucks won’t get away with retaliation, & we have each […]
Cecilia Faringer-Perez On April 20, Starbucks filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Workers United seeking immediate injunctive relief under § 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act. Starbucks claims that the union illegally coerced and restrained employees in the exercise of their § 7 rights, thereby violating section § 8(a) of the NLRA. The […]
It pleases our heart at the TCWC that the following restaurants all certified in one fell swoop as paying everyone a Certified Living Wage, increasing the amount of workers in Tompkins County being paid a Living Wage by 240 people: ITH Hospitality Ithaca Ghost Kitchen, 310 Stewart Avenue, Ithaca Jack’s Collegetown Grill, 120 Dryden Road, […]
Source: Cornell Daily Sun Following efforts extending back to October, all three Ithaca Starbucks locations voted to unionize this past Friday, April 8. The outcomes of the votes for the College Avenue location, the Ithaca Commons location and the Meadow Street location were 19-1, 15-1 and 13-1, respectively. “A lot of my coworkers are very happy, but we know […]
Racker and Tompkins County Workers’ Center are excited to report that Racker was recently certified as a Living Wage Employer. The Tompkins County Living Wage is calculated bi-annually by Alternatives Federal Credit Union. The current Living Wage is $15.32 per hour. All staff at Racker earn more than $15.32 per hour. Racker currently employs 735 […]