Yesterday I spoke to Catherine Quinn in the Syracuse office of the US Department of Labor about how our work in Tompkins County could be helped by the USDOL. She told me about a new program instituted by Secretary Hilda Solis called We Can Help. The program identifies low wage earners as its target audience […]
Many consumers want to ‘vote with their dollars’ by buying products that are produced in an ethical environment, ensuring a fair wage and working conditions for the employees involved in that industry. There are several different international organizations that actually have a list of characteristics that must be met in order for a product to […]
There’s been lots of cracking down on employers who misclassify employees as ‘independent contractors.’ An independent contractor, legally speaking, is a worker who can meet the following: you 1) work without regular direction; 2) are free to provide similar services to other clients; 3) work on a temporary basis; 4) are involved in an independent […]
The following post was written by Samantha Wolfe, a junior sociology major at Ithaca College and an intern at the Workers Center: Sunday March 21 I traveled to and from D.C. with 30 other Ithacans in the span of 24 hours. We were mobilized by the leaders of the Immigrant Rights Coalition, an organization that […]
Cinemapolis continues its excellent series this Sunday, March 28. Bringing to Ithaca critically acclaimed films that tap into timely political and economic topics, Community Conversations is part of a renewed focus by the theater to stimulate socially relevant discussion in our community through thought-provoking films. These Community Conversations are open to the public with discounted […]