Ithaca Voice: Tompkins County Living Wage Increases by 8.36% by Zoe Freer-Hessler/Ithaca Voice TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y.—The living wage in Tompkins County has increased from $15.32 an hour to $16.61 as of July 27, 2022, announced the Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) and Alternatives Federal Credit Union (AFCU), the two organizations that collaborate to update the […]
(Ithaca) Tompkins County has a new living wage – $16.61/hour. Announced jointly by Alternatives Federal Credit Union and the Tompkins County Workers’ Center, the new living wage is 8.5% above last year’s Living Wage of $15.32/hour. “We’re gratified to see the commitment we initiated in 1994 to lead our local community in paying living wages […]
Ithaca Starbucks workers, who successfully and overwhelmingly organized all three Ithaca Starbucks in April are fighting back against Starbucks closing their College Avenue store, just off Cornell’s campus. The Collegetown store voted 19-1 to unionize in April & recently went on strike over workplace safety. Starbucks won’t get away with retaliation, & we have each […]
Cecilia Faringer-Perez On April 20, Starbucks filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Workers United seeking immediate injunctive relief under § 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act. Starbucks claims that the union illegally coerced and restrained employees in the exercise of their § 7 rights, thereby violating section § 8(a) of the NLRA. The […]
It pleases our heart at the TCWC that the following restaurants all certified in one fell swoop as paying everyone a Certified Living Wage, increasing the amount of workers in Tompkins County being paid a Living Wage by 240 people: ITH Hospitality Ithaca Ghost Kitchen, 310 Stewart Avenue, Ithaca Jack’s Collegetown Grill, 120 Dryden Road, […]