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August 20, 2024

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