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Graduate Student Unionization Updates

Information and Resources for the Cornell Community

Cornell Bargaining Committee Members

Cornell is represented in bargaining with the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE) by:

  • Laurie Johnston, Senior Director of Staff and Labor Relations, Cornell University
  • Shannon Buffum, Associate General Counsel, Cornell University
  • Pauline Muto, Assistant General Counsel, Cornell University
  • Jason Kahabka, Associate Dean, Cornell University Graduate School
  • Sandy Dhimitri,  Sr. Director Academic Human Resources
  • Pat Cassano, Alan D. Mathios Professor and Director, Division of Nutritional Sciences
  • Lois Pollack, John Edson Sweet Professor of Engineering, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Cornell University College of Engineering
  • Eric Rebillard, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, Departments of Classics and History, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Wendy Wolford, Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor, Department of Global Development and Vice Provost for International Affairs
  • Paul Salvatore, Partner, Labor-Management Practice Group, Proskauer (consulting attorneys)
  • Yonatan Grossman-Boder, Special Labor Relations Counsel, Proskauer (consulting attorneys)
  • Jeffrey A. Silber, Senior Director, Sponsored Financial Services
  • Mimi Townsend, Project Manager, Staff and Labor Relations