July 26, 2002

Cornell and TA's Agree to Hold Union Vote

By SCOTT SMALLWOOD

Cornell University and the United Automobile Workers have reached a deal that avoids the lengthy legal battles that have plagued union drives among graduate students on other campuses.

The two sides announced an agreement that allows 2,000 teaching and research assistants to vote on representation by the UAW.

The deal, like similar ones at New York University and Temple University, takes academic issues off the bargaining table. The election is set for October 23 and

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