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  • Actions in the wake of last week’s career fair disruption

    September 23, 2024 Dear Cornellians, At the beginning of the semester we outlined the principles underlying our approach to expressive activity. That approach included full support for free expression and guidelines for addressing speech and actions that infringe on others’ rights or involve violence or damage to university property. Our approach recognizes the freedom to…

  • UAW labor contract ratified

    September 3, 2024 Dear Cornell Community, On Sunday and Monday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) voted to ratify a new labor contract with the University. As shared in the recent message to campus, the contract will substantially improve compensation and benefits for the University’s service and maintenance workers in Dining, Building Care, Grounds, and Transportation,…

  • Tentative agreement reached between Cornell-UAW

    August 28, 2024 Dear Cornell community, We are pleased to share that Cornell and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract that will substantially improve compensation and benefits for the University’s service and maintenance workers in Dining, Building Care, Grounds, and Transportation, and at the College of…

  • Freedom and responsibility

    August 26, 2024 Dear Cornellians, Our campuses are home to tens of thousands of people with diverse lived experiences, strong convictions, and differing viewpoints. This diversity is a source of our strength but also brings with it a shared responsibility to listen to and learn from one another. As we begin the fall semester, we…

  • Friday Update: Cornell-UAW Negotiations

    August 23, 2024 Dear Ithaca campus community, With the approaching weekend and Monday’s start of the new academic year, we write to provide you with an update on the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike, some important operational adjustments we are making for the coming week, and to make clear our continued desire to negotiate in…

  • Faculty and staff Monday update: Cornell-UAW negotiations

    Aug. 19, 2024 Dear Faculty and Staff, The University has continued to negotiate in good faith with the UAW over a new labor contract for our service and maintenance workers — negotiations that continued throughout this weekend and into last night. After the University’s Thursday offer, representing a historic increase in wages for this bargaining…