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, […]
Source: Cornell Daily Sun Following efforts extending back to October, all three Ithaca Starbucks locations voted to unionize this past Friday, April 8. The outcomes of the votes for the College Avenue location, the Ithaca Commons location and the Meadow Street location were 19-1, 15-1 and 13-1, respectively. “A lot of my coworkers are very happy, but we know […]
Racker and Tompkins County Workers’ Center are excited to report that Racker was recently certified as a Living Wage Employer. The Tompkins County Living Wage is calculated bi-annually by Alternatives Federal Credit Union. The current Living Wage is $15.32 per hour. All staff at Racker earn more than $15.32 per hour. Racker currently employs 735 […]
The NLRB votes were just tabulated from each of the three Starbucks in Ithaca: South Meadow Street location in Tops Plaza; the Seneca Street location in downtown Ithaca; and the Collegetown location. A total of 50 ballots were cast at the three stores (not including three unresolved ballots). The votes in each of the locations […]