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 […]
On a close to perfect late summer day, over 600 people attended the Tompkins County Workers’ Center’s 39th Annual Labor Day Picnic @ Ithaca’s Stewart Park on Monday, September 1st. This year’s Picnic theme was: Celebrating Unions and Strengthening Our Community. Incredible music was provided by the 86ers and WRFI playing soundtracks. Many people, including […]
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center will hold the 39th Annual Labor Day Picnic from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, September 1st, in Ithaca’s Stewart Park Main Pavilion. This year’s Picnic theme will be: Celebrating Unions and Strengthening Our Community. The picnic is free and everyone is invited. Everyone is invited to bring a […]
Join us this Saturday, August 16th @ 11:30 am. in the Tompkins County Public Library’s Borg-Warner East Room for our second community Town Hall on Just Cause Employment. The Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) started its Workers Rights Hotline in May of 2003, just six months into the beginning of our founding as an organization. […]