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» Next 10Weekly Support Meeting for Un/deremployed Workers, Every Thursday @ 4:30 p.m.
June 14th 2010
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center and one of its leadership groups, the Community Union Organizers, announces the formation of a weekly support group to meet every Thursday from 4:30-6 p.m. (at the Workers' Center, 115 The Commons) to support...
Ithaca Coffee Company and the Tompkins County Coffee Workers Union: Fair Trade, from Bean to the Cup: An Update
May 15th 2010
[Editors Note: On February 21, 2010, a majority, 8 of 11 at the time, nonmanagerial workers at the Ithaca Coffee Company signed a petition indicating interest in starting a union at their workplace. In late March, the union submitted this petition...
[VIDEO] Over 50 People Gather on Bank Alley in Ithaca for Rally on May 7th: Make Wall Street Pay/Close Corporate Tax Loopholes
May 8th 2010
On Friday, May 7, Ithacans gathered outside Bank of America on the Commons for the Make Wall Street Pay Up Rally, an event that featured community organizers as well as ordinary citizens deeply upset with the current financial crisis ailing the...
Show Support for the Tompkins County Coffee Workers Union's Struggle to Be Recognized as a Union with Bargaining Power at the Ithaca Coffee Company!
April 4th 2010
Pick Up Your Support Button Today at the Tompkins County Workers' Center, 115 The Commons (above Autumn Leaves Used Books), Ithaca
Please Drop By One of the Two Ithaca Coffee Company Locations (311 E. Green St., at the base of State St. going up...
Worker Awarded $2301.04 in 'Wage Theft' Case in Ithaca Small Claims Court
March 6th 2010
(Ithaca) Workers rights in Tompkins County took a another step forward on March 4th, 2010 as City Judge Judith Rossiter ruled in favor of a former employee of City Health Club, located at 402 W. Green Street, Ithaca, NY. The judgment, which totaled...
Over 100 People Attend Rally Outside Cost Cutters Saturday in Protest of Unfair Termination and 'Yellow Dog Contract": VIDEO + TAKE ACTION!
February 18th 2010
Over 100 people braved the cold this past Saturday outside Cost Cutters Hair Salon in Ithaca to protest the unfair termination of Amber Little as a stylist from Cost Cutters. Many people were there to also express outrage at the 'yellow dog...
National Labor Relations Board Opens Investigation of Cost Cutters Hair Salon in Ithaca (Regis Corporation) for Unfair Labor Practices
February 11th 2010
(Ithaca) The National Labor Relations Board today is commencing an investigation of the Ithaca Cost Cutters Hair Salon/Regis Corporation (722 S. Meadow St., Ithaca). The investigation is commencing as a result of an Unfair Labor Practice complaint...
Tell Ithaca Cost Cutters (Regis Corp) to Be Fair to Its Workers; Back Off the Anti-Union Actions
February 7th 2010
Several weeks ago, Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) Member Jami Breedlove (a WIC worker with deep connections in the community), contacted our central office with a story of corporate abuse that was very personal for her. For the past several...
Restaurant Workers Victorious in 'Wage Theft' Case in Ithaca Small Claims Court
January 28th 2010
(Ithaca) Workers rights in Tompkins County took a big step forward today as City Judge James M . Kerrigan ruled in favor of five former employees of Hog's Back BBQ, formerly of 120 Third St, Ithaca, NY. The judgements, which totaled over $8,100...
New York State Dept of Labor and Tompkins County Workers' Center Announce Results of Targeted Restaurant 'Sweep'
December 10th 2009
The New York State Department of Labor's (DOL) Commissioner, Patricia Smith, announced today in a Joint Press Conference with the Tompkins County Workers' Center and City of Ithaca Mayor, Carolyn Peterson, the findings of a targeted DOL...
