Tompkins County Workers Center

One week on strike at Cornell University! Members of UAW Local 2300 are standing up for economic justice. One day longer, one day stronger! @UAWRegion9 #StandUpUAW #StandUpCornell

$15 is not a living wage in upstate NY. That's why we're excited to see Tompkins County legislators take matters into their own hands. Today, they introduced a resolution to explore a higher local minimum wage so that workers get the dignified pay they deserve. #RaiseUpNY

Join us at Tompkins Legislature, Monday, 7.8 @ 3 p.m to agitate for a Countywide minimum wage that is a Living Wage. $15 minimum wage for upstate New Yorkers is not enough. Contact pete@tcworkerscenter.org if able to testify! #RaiseUpNY

We believe workers should be allowed to celebrate their identities. We stand with Starbucks Workers United to support queer baristas. Thank you to all queer workers who continue to fight for their human rights to be recognized. We see you, we support you and we’re with you.

In final budget negotiations, @GovKathyHochul proposes minimum wage increase to only $17. This is unacceptable. Call @GovKathyHochul TODAY at 518-474-8390, and tell her $17 is NOT enough for families to pay rent, food and necessities. @GovKathyHochul @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins

@MinimumWageBiz @Singlebrook @watershedithaca @emmysorganics @AutumnLeavesPM @ArgosInn @pilatesroom @downstairsith So great to see so many of these local businesses, many of whom are Certified Living Wage Employers with the Workers' Center @annakelles @leawebbforny @AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie

➡️ Ithaca Businesses Say Raise the Minimum Wage! Over 30 Ithaca-area businesses and counting ⬆️ ➡️ AND Hundreds of Businesses and Business Organizations Across New York Say #RaisetheWage and then Index it to Keep Up with the Cost of Living! bit.ly/BFMWnewyork #RaiseUpNY

30 NYS Senators and 57 NYS Assemblymembers support 80% of NYers FOR a $21.25 #MinimumWage, including our very own @annakelles!

The budget is being finalized NOW, and New Yorkers are clear: We Want a $21.25 #MinimumWage. 30 NYS Senators are standing with 80% of New Yorkers who want $21.25 #MinimumWage and automatic raises to keep up with cost of living. @GovKathyHochul, it’s time for $21.25. #RaiseUpNY

The budget is being finalized RIGHT NOW, and New Yorkers are clear: We Want a $21.25 #MinimumWage. 30 NYS Senators are standing with 80% of New Yorkers who want a $21.25 #MinimumWage that automatically rises with cost of living. @GovKathyHochul, it’s time for $21.25. #RaiseUpNY

“I have paid State and Federal taxes for the last 19 years, and yet I am excluded, I feel forgotten like many independent workers here today.” Giovanna Carreño, @CommResCenterNY member shares in Albany today. #ExcludedNoMore

Kem Tabone, an Ithaca school custodian, testifies at Tompkins County Legislature about need for a statewide minimum wage of $21.25/hour!

Raising and then indexing the minimum wage to keep up with the cost of living will strengthen business and help New York build a more dynamic economy - Phil Andrews, Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce via @Newsday #RaiseUpNY #RaisetheWage newsday.com/opinion/commen…

HAPPENING NOW: 150+ workers from across the state are rallying during the last week of budget negotiations. The message is clear: Workers need a $21.25 #MinimumWage.

@showandtal @jessicaramos @leawebbforny @annakelles @JoinJoyner @Pillar4Tompkins @annakelles @leawebbforny

JUST PASSED: Rural Tompkins County Legislature becomes the first count to pass a resolution in support of the #RaiseUpNY legislation to #RaiseTheWage to $21.25 and then index it!

$13 barely buys you lunch in New York – working people need a real raise. @GovKathyHochul’s minimum wage proposal falls short. Call her office and urge her to #RaisetheWage to $21.25 by 2026: raiseupny.com

"While CEOs and executives rake in historic salaries, working New Yorkers deserve a raise. And the small and local businesses who make up the foundation of our communities need support too. The solution is clear: #RaiseTheWage to at least $21.25." nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…