UE Local 300 Member Facing Firing and Deportation for Exercising Free Speech
Cornell University
Momodou Taal, a member of UE Local 300-Cornell Graduate Students United, was suspended by Cornell University without due process in retaliation for peaceful protest activities on campus. As a graduate worker, being suspended means that he loses his job, and as an international student, he is facing the threat of deportation.
Local 300-CGSU and Cornell have an active Memorandum of Agreement which obligates the university to bargain over the effects of this suspension. However, Cornell is refusing to meet with the union.Sponsored by
To:
Cornell University
From:
[Your Name]
We demand that you immediately:
1. Reverse Momodou Taal’s suspension, reinstate his academic standing, and prevent his de-enrollment.
2. Bargain with UE Local 300-CGSU over the effects of discipline on grad workers' working conditions, per the Memorandum of Agreement you have signed with the union.