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1,000+ Cornell Employees on Strike for Living Wage as School Year Kicks Off

HeadlineAug 20, 2024

In more labor news, over 1,000 workers at New York’s Cornell University are on strike over pay and benefits and over Cornell’s refusal to negotiate in good faith. The strike comes as Cornell students started streaming onto campus for the start of the new school year. The Cornell employees, which include maintenance and dining room staff, gardeners and custodians, say they cannot afford to live near campus on their salary and often struggle to afford other basic necessities. They are unionized with United Auto Workers. UAW President Shawn Fain gave the striking Cornell workers a shoutout from the DNC stage last night.

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