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Local Author Discusses Memoir Detailing Years of Cornell Employee Unionization
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Hosted at Autumn Leaves Books on Aug. 10, Al Davidoff ’80 and Ellen David Friedman shared their stories of unionizing at Cornell and higher education.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/unionization/)
Hosted at Autumn Leaves Books on Aug. 10, Al Davidoff ’80 and Ellen David Friedman shared their stories of unionizing at Cornell and higher education.
Starbucks is guilty of violating U.S. labor laws in its employee treatment and store closures at unionized Ithaca locations, according to a Thursday decision from the National Labor Relations Board.
Chris Smalls and Derrick Palmer, the organizers of Amazon’s first labor union, gave speeches at the College of Industrial and Labor Relations’ Union Days event to give advice to students.
Cornell Graduate Students United mobilized during Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting to demand higher wages and increased University support.
Bangs Ambulance employees to unionize following a 22-20 vote, causing debate and confusion over union information as the company moves toward impending unionization, slated for certification on Nov 19.
On April 8, Ithaca became the first city in the United States to unionize all Starbucks locations: Meadow Street, the Commons and College Avenue. The Sun spoke to experts about how we got here and what this means nationally.
Following months of effort by organizers, Ithaca becomes the first city in the United States where all Starbucks locations are unionized, but employees still express concerns over working conditions.
The result means CGSU will not be able to file another unionization election petition for a year — until May 25, 2019.
CGSU members reflected that while the arbitrator found that Cornell violated the National Labor Relations Act, the results of the March 2017 election will be certified as a loss for the union.
About 22 baristas at four coffee shops will vote on May 31 and determine whether or not to organize a union.