The Tompkins County Workers’ Center is proud to be co-hosting, with the Midstate Council for Occupational Safety & Health, a free one-hour Zoom class: Workplace Safety in COVID Times on Wednesday, December 1st, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Please register HERE if you would like to attend the class! Or just show up on 12/1 […]
A study issued by the Economic Policy Institute on December 9th shows that even in the tech sector, immigrants are paid less than their U.S. counterparts, despite Federal legal regulations in place to safeguard against it. The law says immigrant labor is meant only to augment, not replace American workers. However, because many multinational companies […]
If you weren’t able to watch the NATIONAL launch of Living Wage for US’s Living Wage Employer Certification program with Living Wage for US, please do check this out! Being the VERY FIRST organization to certify employers as Living Wage, we are very excited to see this LW Certification go BIG TIME.
In 2006, the Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) started a Living Wage Employer Certification Program. It was the first in the country and it is now becoming the foundation for a NATIONAL Living Wage movement. This coming week of November 15th-21st is International Living Wage Week! The TCWC is excited to be partnering with the […]