(Ithaca) Please join us at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8th, at the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Hall, 701 W. State/MLK St., Ithaca, for the release of the 2026 Living Wage for Tompkins County. The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is pleased to join in the release of the 2026 Annual Living Wage Report produced by […]
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is very happy to announce that clinicians and support staff at Family and Children’s Service of Ithaca have formed a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). A supermajority of eligible staff have signed union authorization cards, indicating their desire to form a union with CWA. The workers are […]
An overwhelming 82% of nurses voted in favor of union representation today. Their message to management is clear – UNION YES! The nurses’ win is a victory for all health care workers and all workers. “The overwhelming victory by CMC nurses is a shining example of what healthcare professionals can achieve when they join together […]
On Tuesday at 5:30 our County Legislature will consider and vote on a resolution endorsing the nurses’ democratic right to unionize without fear or management coercion. We must FILL THE CHAMBER to show we support our nurses. See their Mission Statement HERE. That’s 5:30pm, Tuesday, January 6, 121 E. Court Street, Ithaca We’ll have signs available […]
On December 1st, Cayuga Medical Center nurses asked management recognize Cayuga United – CWA and to begin bargaining for a collective agreement. Almost three-quarters of the nurses signed the petition! Management not only refused but instead embarked on a corporate union-busting campaign, hiring an arsenal of anti-union consultants and lawyers – diverting hospital resources away […]