Cecilia Faringer-Perez Cannabis has rapidly entered mainstream U.S. culture over the past several years. Thirty-seven states have medical use laws on the books, and eighteen of them plus the District of Columbia allow adults to legally consume cannabis. However, immigrants face severe consequences including deportation if they are caught using cannabis. Even legal residents who […]
Following the historic #ExcludedWorkersFund, the Urban Institute executed a research study looking at the impact and execution of the Fund through interviews with both advocates and workers. The Tompkins County Workers’ Center was one of the non-profits who participated in the study. Today, the Urban Institute released their findings from the study. A brief summarizing […]
Please do sign on to the letter below in solidarity with the workers at Starbucks in Tompkins County who are organizing a union! Mr. Johnson (CEO of Starbucks):For the past two years, service workers, including Starbucks employees, have been on the front lines of the pandemic. They have been deemed essential and have risked infection […]
from 3 p.m. Wednesday, February 23rd:The Tompkins County Workers’ Center has just been informed that Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services of Tompkins County has notified the workers and their union, Communication Workers of America Local 1111, that it has agreed to voluntarily recognize the Crisis Counselors unionization. This is great news for the organization and […]
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center (TCWC) relies on our grassroots base to do what we do, and we need your help. Our success advancing workers’ rights in our region and beyond is recognized nationally, but to succeed we must stay rooted in and powered by our community. This is about leadership and vision, but also […]