Union members at a rally on Friday. Service and maintenance workers at Cornell University are striking as students return to campus. The UAW union chapter at Cornell has been negotiating for a new ...

Alita Bentley works in food service at Cornell University. She’s been there for over a decade. Bentley dreams of owning a home that she could pass down to her children. Instead, she said she’s barely ...

Workers at Cornell University have gone on strike on the first day of college move-in after talks on a new contract broke down. Those going on strike include maintenance and facilities workers, dining ...

“We have members who are on Section 8,” said one union representative. “The majority of our members can’t afford to live here in Ithaca, close to their job.” A crowd of Cornell workers sing and chant ...

Update: Cornell University and the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2300 reached a tentative agreement to end the strike on Aug. 28. If employees vote in favor of it, they’ll return to work on Sept. 3.