April 28 is Workers’ Memorial Day, which is when we remember those who have suffered and died on the job from workplace injuries and diseases. Nearly 5,000 workers die on the job in the U.S. every year. This year’s event is in memory of Francisco Ortiz, a Mexican dairy farmworker who was killed on a […]
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) announces that it will hold a Community Celebration on Wednesday, January 29th, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Workers’ Center (115 The Commons/E. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Ithaca) where free pizza, beer, and wine will be served. The purpose of the celebration is to honor two […]
The Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) is voting Wednesday evening at a 6:30 meeting on whether or not to grant a property tax abatement to the developers of the proposed new Marriott Hotel to be built at the east end of the Commons. The City of Ithaca has recommended the project under a new […]
Come to our Free Summer movie night tonight, Monday July 19, at 6:30 to see our featured film, Made in L.A. This will be a chance to meet other Workers Center members who share our values of justice for and unity among all workers. There will be cookies, conversation …and connections to a struggle of […]
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, advocate for, and empower unemployed and underemployed workers. Recognizing some of the unemployment and under-employment problems […]