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Cornell Has Driven Up Local Cost of Living. Workers Had No Choice But to Strike.

Cornell Has Driven Up Local Cost of Living. Workers Had No Choice But to Strike.

After two weeks on strike at Cornell University, the United Auto Workers (UAW) members who comprise the university’s service and maintenance staff have returned to work after Labor Day weekend.

Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus

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.

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"We're taking the same approach that we we took with the Stand Up Strike with the Big Three auto plants," explained Wence Valentin III, political director for UAW Region 9, referring to historical wins that the union secured for auto workers last November.