Letter on UAW Local 2300's contract fight at Cornell
July 19, 1985
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TOMPKINS CORTLAND LABOR COALITION
701 W. State Street
Ithaca, N.Y. 14850

July 19, 1985

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As you know Local 2300 of the United Auto Workers is currently
negotiating to renew its contract with Cornell University which
expired June 30. Bargaining is progressing on some issues, but we
would like you to know that the UAW is facing a strike situation in
the very near future.

The major issues yet unsettled are economic. Cornell is
offering 30 cent an hour raises in each of 3 years.. Contrast
this with the facts that 200 UAW members live below the federal
poverty level and similiar universities (Ivy League, etc.) have
starting wages $3,000-$6,000 over Cornell's scale.

The union is determined to make significant gains. This is
a struggle that is important to all of us. Cornell is the major
employer in this area; wage standards are set by the university and
many in the building trades work there.

For these reasons the Tompkins Cortland Labor Coalition is
setting up a contigency strike fund. Please consider making a dona-
tion as soon as possible. If the UAW doesn't have to strike Cornel]

the fund will be maintained to support other members who face strikes
in the future.

In Solidarity,

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Jim Morrissette, Chair

272-8914

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