Workers’ Legislative, Public Policy, and Labor Updates
Pay Stubs – House Bill 106 requires Ohio employers to provide pay stubs to their employees. COWC Director of Programs, Claudia Cortez, recently submitted written testimony to the House Commerce and Labor Committee in support of HB 106. She stated in her testimony that...
COWC: Outreach and Relationship Building
Martin de Porres Center Resource Event: COWC tabled at the Martin de Porres Center resource event on Saturday, November 4th, 2023, along with other great community organizations. We shared COWC resources and information with the community. COWC believes intentional...
Central Ohio Worker Center Shines at the 2023 EARNCon
The Central Ohio Worker Center had the opportunity to present again at the Economic Analysis and Research Network annual conference (EARNCon), held this year in Detroit. This annual gathering of researchers, policy analysts, and grassroots organizers from around the...
COWC tables at the Mexican Consulate to Empower Local Community
In order not to leave any low-wage and migrant worker behind when it comes to empowering, educating, and advocating for worker justice, the COWC is bent on taking advantage of every community event to make valuable resources and information available for everyone....
Central Ohio Worker Center bags a Prestigious Award
The Central Ohio Worker Center (COWC) bagged a prestigious 2023 Latino Heritage Month Esperanza de la Comunidad Award. This award, offered by the Members of the Columbus City Council, is a prestigious recognition that acknowledges the outstanding efforts of those who...
We’re Hiring: Communications and Volunteer Coordinator
Central Ohio Worker Center: Communications and Volunteer Coordinator Communications and Volunteer CoordinatorFull-timeColumbus, Ohio Who we areThe Central Ohio Worker Center is a non-profit organization that educates, empowers, and advocates for and with low-wage and...
Connections: The Child Labor Reform, Union, and Civil Rights Movements
Know your rights in the workplace, child labor laws, and resources available for workers under the age of 18 years of age. Learn about the long history of coordinated and organized partnerships between labor organizations and civil rights leaders. Thank you to Petee...
Work That Pays
Learn successful strategies and inspirational stories about workers standing up for themselves and winning the improvements they deserve at work. Discover current job openings in Central Ohio that pay good wages and deliver respect in their communities. Thank you to...
Essential Protections for Essential Work
Learn what workers are entitled to under the law and how to get back lost wages. Hear a practical explanation of the labor laws that protect individual workers and groups of workers when they raise collective concerns about wages, benefits and working conditions, the...
Navigating Unemployment and Pandemic Assistance
This COWC video is from January 2021 and many pandemic programs have changed since then. If you have questions about unemployment or pandemic assistance please contact us for up to date information. Learn about existing state and federal programs, common...