Student Assembly - Resolution 4 (2024-2025)

Support for UAW Local 2300 Workers on Strike

• Term:
  2024-2025
• Assembly:
  Student Assembly
• Status: Submitted to the President
• Abstract: This resolution expresses student support for the UAW Local 2300 workers on strike at Cornell University.
  
  Sponsored by: Danielle Donovan ‘25
  Type of Action: Sense-Of-The Body
  
  Whereas, Cornell University has failed to meet the demands of the United Auto Workers
  (UAW) Local 2300, which represents over 1,200 maintenance and facilities workers, dining
  workers, gardeners, custodians, agriculture and horticulture workers, and others, across the
  university;
  
  Whereas, UAW demands include safer working conditions, wage increases associated with cost
  of living increases, and free parking;
  
  Whereas, The workers who make Cornell University run deserve to earn a living wage of at
  least $24/hour;
  
  Whereas, UAW Local 2300 recently filed seven separate unfair labor practice charges with the
  National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Cornell University, citing violations of
  workers’ rights and federal labor laws amid ongoing contract negotiations;
  
  Be it therefore resolved, Cornell students deeply value the contributions of UAW Local 2300
  workers on this campus and stand in solidarity with striking workers;
  
  Be it Finally Resolved, Cornell administration should bargain in good faith with the UAW,
  agree to a fair contract, and pay their workers a living wage.
  
  Respectfully Submitted,
  
  Danielle Donovan ‘25
  Student Workers Representative, Student Assembly
  
  Sara Almosawi ‘25
  First Generation Student Representative At-Large, Student Assembly
  
  Ezra Galperin ‘27
  Undesignated At-Large Representative, Student Assembly
  
  Karys Everett ‘25
  Undesignated At-Large Representative, Student Assembly
  
  Davian Gekman ‘27
  School of Industrial and Labor Relations Representative, Student Assembly
• Resolution File:
  SAR4SupportForUAWLocal2300WorkersOnStrike.pdf (223.13 KB)
• Supporting Documents:
• Sponsors: Danielle Donovan (dkd46), Davian Samuel Gekman (dsg247), Karys Athena Everett (kae84), Sara Loay Almosawi (sla93), Ezra Galperin (egg48)
• Reviewing Committee: