Pensions Lawsuit Update
CUNY has been failing to properly withhold pension contributions on behalf of PSC members, leaving them liable for make-up payments and interest that range from small amounts up to tens of thousands of dollars. Hundreds of PSC members have been harmed by this and other problems with CUNY's pension administration. …
PSC-CUNY Remote Work Agreement Extended Through June 2025
The PSC has secured an agreement with CUNY to extend the current remote work agreement through June 30, 2025 while negotiations continue about the future of remote work for PSC members. The extended agreement provides a framework for arrangements between workers and their supervisors about the schedule and duration of remote work…
Reductions to the City University of New York Remain in the NYC Budget
June 28, 2024 Today’s handshake agreement announced a restoration of $15 million in operating support for community colleges. But the restorations don't offset the Mayor's $95 million previous cuts. Given the recent revenue projections and the increasing enrollments at CUNY colleges, it's clear that CUNY students, faculty and staff are…
PSC Members, Students to CUNY Board Chair Bill Thompson: ‘Contract Now!’
75 PSC members and CUNY students rallied the morning of Friday, June 28 outside Siebert Williams Shank & Co., the Wall Street Investment Bank where CUNY Board of Trustees Chair Bill Thompson serves as Chief Administrative Officer.
Hundreds of New Yorkers Rally for A Peoples Budget
As PSC members and coalition groups rallied for a People’s Budget outside on the steps of City Hall, PSC President James Davis joined members of the Council inside City Hall in the rotunda to demand that the Mayor revers his cuts to the City’s early childhood education systems. “Those are…
Union Grievance Wins $1.7 Million for CUNY Adjuncts and Instructional Staff
More than 4,300 adjuncts and other instructional staff represented by the PSC will receive a combined payout of more than $1.7 million dollars under the terms of a new settlement agreement signed by President Davis on Wednesday, May 22. The settlement stems from college and CUNY-wide grievances filed by the…
No Business As Usual for CUNY Management and the Board of Trustees
An 11th hour location change from Midtown to the Bronx didn’t stop over 140 PSC members from disrupting business as usual at the CUNY Board of Trustees meeting this Monday, May 20th at Bronx Community College. We’ve worked 15 months without a new contract and have resisted management attacks on…
Drop the Charges Against the CUNY Students and Employees Arrested at CCNY the Night of April 30
The Professional Staff Congress calls on the CUNY Chancellor to urge the District Attorney to drop the charges against the CUNY students and employees arrested the night of April 30 during the NYPD sweep of the CCNY Gaza Solidarity Encampment. Such demonstrations for Palestinian solidarity and divestment from Israel have…
Arrests at City College
Today is the first day back on campus for many of us after a spring recess that coincided with an escalation of student protest at home and nationwide. The PSC condemns in the strongest possible terms the militarized policing of campuses that is taking place across the country and in…