Jimmy Jordan, Contributor
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Workers began to vote on a strike authorization on Tuesday, and have until Thursday to cast their ballots. If workers do strike, it would be the first time in decades. The ongoing vote will prove if the UAW Local 2300 can follow through on its warnings, and has the potential to sway Cornell at the…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Common Council approved a new salary schedule for the City of Ithaca’s managerial employees on Wednesday, giving each position about a 9% raise. The pay bump, which […] The post A tense discussion over confidentiality stole the stage during Common Council’s vote on City Hall raises appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Workers at GreenStar Food Co+op filed a petition on Tuesday to hold a union election after management declined to voluntarily recognize the union. The filing comes after […] The post GreenStar workers file for union election after management declines to recognize union appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — With only about two weeks before Cornell University’s student move-in day, over a thousand workers that keep the Ivy League campus running could go on strike if […] The post “If it comes to it”: UAW official says Cornell workers may strike on student move-in day appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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The City of Ithaca was awarded a $1.89 million New York state grant on Tuesday that will partially defer the costs of an apartment building intended for low-income seniors.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University agreed to amend a contract with Tompkins County Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) for the university’s bus pass program, reducing the risk of the bus company […] The post Cornell, TCAT amend contract reducing risk of financial penalties for bus company appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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The employees plan to file for a union election with Workers United Upstate New York, which unionized Lexington Co-Op Markets in Buffalo in December 2022. In Ithaca, Workers United has unionized Gimme! Coffee, the Sciencecenter, and three now-closed Starbucks locations.
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The eight-member board was composed of citizens, as well as the Mayor of Ithaca. It had the power to direct the department of public works to fix certain sidewalks if it deemed it necessary, and presided over transformational infrastructure projects.
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TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. — Thousands of people flooded into the Village of Trumansburg this weekend for the 32nd Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance. The annual event transforms the […] The post Gallery: The music, arts and humans of GrassRoots 2024 appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Kessler first joined the ranks of City Hall as an assistant city attorney in September 2021.