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Wall Street Journal: Winners and Losers in State Budget Deal

CUNY USS held a news conference at City Hall Wednesday calling for increased investment in CUNY, a tuition freeze and a fair contract for CUNY faculty and staff. City Council Higher Education Chair Inez Barron was there, along with Brooklyn Borough Chair Eric Adams. PSC Treasurer Sharon Persinger spoke for the PSC, alongside students from USS and NYPIRG. Here’s a video. The event helped frame NY1’s coverage of the City Council budget hearing, which included a quote from this BMCC student.

The Jewish Voice: CUNY Seeks Mediation to Reach Settlement on PSC Contract

New York Times: Cuomo to Continue Shrinking State’s Share of CUNY’s Costs

World Socialist Website: City University of New York faculty protest for higher wages and defense of education

Workers World: CUNY union, supporters: No contract NO PEACE!

City & State TV: Barbara Bowen on CUNY Contracts

On Wisconsin: More Than 500 Union Supporters Rally Outside Fox News HQ

by John Tarleton, Clarion Associate Editor Chanting “We are all Wisconsin”, a crowd of more than 500 people rallied outside Fox News's Midtown headquarters early Tuesday evening to show their support for public workers in Wisconsin. The Feb. 22 rally was one of dozens of solidarity events held across the…

NY Daily News: CUNY professors to march in Manhattan ahead of contract talks

The Guardian: America’s most insidious union-buster? Its own government