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Send A Letter Supporting Adjunct Job Security to the CUNY Chancellor

Adjuncts deserve steady income and continued access to health insurance. They are due professional respect and fair treatment from CUNY management.

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Paul Frangipane

Legislators Launch State Bills to End $321 Million Yearly Property Tax Exemptions for Columbia and NYU

The cumulative real property tax breaks cost the state over $321M yearly: legislation would funnel this revenue to fund perpetually underfunded CUNY schools.

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Images from December 11, 2023 Rally by Paul Frangipane

Paul Frangipane

PSC Joins Elected Officials and Coalition Partners Calling for #CareNotCuts

Opposing the Mayor’s Cuts to CUNY and Other City Agencies

PSC President James Davis stood with members of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus, NYS Senators Jabari Brisport and Gustavo Rivera, Assembly Members Zohran Mamdani, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and The Peoples Plan coalition on Monday, December 11 to oppose Mayor Adams’s unnecessary mid-year cuts to CUNY, libraries, schools, parks and other city agencies and institutions.

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Dave Sanders

Putting health and safety in the contract

Jean Grassman, associate professor of environmental, occupational and geospatial health sciences at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health, presented the union’s health and safety demands to the CUNY Bargaining Committee.

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This Week in the PSC
December 20, 2023

Academic Freedom is the Union’s Fight

Academic Freedom is the Union's Fight, and All of Ours by PSC President James Davis Universities are entering a period of intensifying struggle over academic freedom and free speech. It…

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PSC In the News
December 20, 2023

CUNY orders budget cuts across 8 campuses, union officials say. Will College of Staten Island be impacted?

The City University of New York (CUNY) plans to make tens of millions of dollars in budget cuts across eight college campuses — including the College of Staten Island (CSI)…

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PSC In the News
December 19, 2023

PSC calls for Gaza cease-fire

As the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas drags into its third month, more and more unions, under pressure from members concerned with…

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News & Events
December 18, 2023

On the War in Israel and Gaza

On December 14, 2023, the PSC Delegate Assembly voted to join the 78 labor unions calling for the restoration of humanitarian aid to Gaza, for the release of Israeli hostages…

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PSC In the News
December 17, 2023

CUNY orders deeper spending cuts, putting course options and student services at risk

The City University of New York is slashing tens of millions of dollars from college budgets across eight of its 25 campuses, potentially gutting course offerings and student services from counseling to…

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Events

PSC Closed for Christmas

December 25, 2023 · 12:00 am — December 26, 2023 · 11:59 pm

PSC Closed for New Year’s Eve

December 29, 2023

PSC Closed for New Year’s Day

January 1, 2024 · 12:00 am — January 1, 2024 · 11:59 pm

Bargaining Orientation

January 8, 2024 · 6:30 pm

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November 2023 Clarion

Read members’ presentations to management on bargaining demands, including expansion of health and safety measures, flexible scheduling, and academic freedom in online teaching. Also, across the city this fall, union members rallied for a fair contract.

PENSIONS LAWSUIT

Read the lawsuit

The PSC is suing CUNY on behalf of our members because the administration has failed to properly deduct and submit pension contributions for hundreds of PSC members.

Op-ed in the New York Daily News

Professor Celia Sporer, Queensborough Community College: CUNY must fix its pension mess - City University is being sued by its faculty for not correctly paying into the retirement system

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Pensions Lawsuit FAQs

Pension Issues, PSC’s Pension Lawsuit against CUNY, and how to make sure CUNY makes the correct pension contributions for you

About PSC-CUNY

A Forceful Advocate

The Professional Staff Congress is the union that represents 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York and the CUNY Research Foundation. We are dedicated to advancing the professional lives of our members, enhancing their terms and conditions of employment, and maintaining the strength and educational excellence of the nation’s largest urban public university.

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Benefits

An Overview

The benefits PSC members receive.

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Contracts

PSC Contracts

Read or download your PSC CUNY contracts.

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Rights

Under Contract

Contractual rights organized by category.

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