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In This
Message:
I. Justice for Hotel
Workers Campaign Kicked Off Publicly
II. Two New Living Wage
Businesses: Multicultural Resource Center and Ongweoweah
Corporation
III. Living Wage
Calculator for Everywhere in Country!
IV. Consider
Becoming a Financial Sustainer of the Workers' Center; Round Off
at Alternatives in November Benefits Workers'
Center
I.
Justice for Hotel Workers Campaign Kicked Off
Publicly
A strong holler out in thanks to the 80 + people who
braved a cold and rainy day last Friday, November 9th, in
support of the Workers' Center filing of a Unfair Labor Practice
charge with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of
ex-Hilton Garden Inn hotel employee, Michelle Lopez.
The following links are to local and regional media coverage
of the rally:
**Ithaca
Journal: Hotel Workers Stage Rally (front page)
**Tompkins Weekly:
Protest Targets Local Hotel (front page)
**News
10 Now (Syracuse TV): Ithaca Hotel Accused of Abusing
Employees
**The
Ithacan (Ithaca College paper): Former Hotel Employee Protests
Termination
**WENY
TV 36, Elmira: Hilton Workers Rally
II. Two
New Living Wage Businesses: Multicultural Resource Center and
Ongweoweah Corporation
A strong holler out goes to the Multicultural
Resource Center and the Ongweoweh Corporation (a
pallet management company) for becoming our 46th and 47th Living
Wage-Certified Employers! We encourage all employers that pay a
Living Wage to consider applying for Certification.
To qualify/or apply to become a Living Wage , as
definited by Alternatives
Federal Credit Union and the Workers' Center, one must pay
at least $9.83 to all employees; must offer health insurance to
all employees averaging 30 or more hours/week (or pay
$11.18/hr. if health insurance not provided; certain
benefits can apply as 'deductibles' from the Living Wage figure
(such as food, other essentials); certain workers' rights
violations can disqualify an employer for certification even if
pay a Living Wage. All the details and application can be found
at http://www.tclivingwage.org/employer/index.php
By providing every employee a Living Wage, you show your
integrity and leadership in the community. You create a positive
image in the minds of current and potential customers. You
strengthen relationships between staff members and management,
and you raise employee morale and productivity and encourage
employee loyalty.
III.
Living Wage Calculator for Everywhere in
Country!
Check out the Living Wage Calculator at the
following website http://www.livingwage.geog.psu.edu/
that can be used to deduce what the Living Wage is for anywhere
in the country. It doesn't estimate for savings and recreation
as does the Alternatives Federal Credit Union does, but appears
to be very legitimate otherwise.
IV. Consider Becoming a Financial Sustainer of the
Workers' Center; Round Off at Alternatives in November Benefits
Workers' Center
One very important reason that the Workers' Center is able to
sustain its work is through donations from people such as
yourself. Through our affiliation with Jobs with Justice, we are
now able to offer those that can afford it to become a
Sustaining Member of the Workers' Center on either a monthly,
quarterly, or semi-annual basis (also one time donations).
Please go to https://secure.ga6.org/08/tompkins_donate if
you're able to help out!
For the month of November, Alternatives Federal Credit Union
has made the Workers' Center its Round Off recipient (for those
doing business with a teller). Please consider donating!
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