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Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus

On Sunday, August 24 at 10PM, UAW Local 2300 called a strike, just a few hours before Cornell’s student move-in day.

On the first day of the strike, workers picket in intermittent rain outside Day Hall on Cornell's campus. Striking workers have been picketing at multiple locations each day of the strike. (Aaron Fernando)

On Sunday, August 24 at 10PM, UAW Local 2300 called a strike, just a few hours before Cornell’s student move-in day.

The founder and editor of Striking Distance, Aaron Fernando, wrote a piece in The Nation on the beginning of the strike, including some context around the local labor movements in Ithaca that preceded this strike.

To read the piece, visit:
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cornell-uaw-strike/

For ongoing updates from UAW 2300 and for information about upcoming rallies, visit:
https://region9.uaw.org/uaw-local-2300

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