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…
Unauthorized Sick-out
Dear Colleagues, On May 1, 2024, a group of PSC members who call themselves “CUNY on Strike” and have renamed themselves “CUNY Out Sick for Palestine” tweeted anonymously that they will proceed with an unauthorized sick-out on May 1, 2024. This coordinated sick-out is not sanctioned by the PSC and…
State Budget Results
Thanks to your last minute phone calls, activism, and support, we’ve closed the state budget fight in a stronger position than expected only a week ago. As it became clear that the Governor would prevail in her refusal to raise taxes on large corporations and ultra-wealthy New Yorkers, the outlook…
Statement on Mayor Adams’s Executive Budget
Mayor Eric Adams released his Executive Budget for FY2025 on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. PSC President James Davis released the following statement: "Mayor Adams’s Executive Budget does nothing to restore the $94 million in cuts that CUNY’s community colleges have endured since the start of his tenure. Enrollment continues to…
Statement on the Arrest of Students Demonstrating at Columbia University
The Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, the union representing 30,000 City University of New York employees, joins fellow unionists and academics in condemning the recent actions of Columbia University administration to suppress student protest on April 18. The Columbia University AAUP chapter has rightly objected to their administration’s conduct before Congress and…
State and National Labor Leaders Urge CUNY to Expand Job Security for Adjuncts
Four prominent New York State and national labor leaders have joined the PSC in urging CUNY management to expand job security for adjunct faculty. Presidents Mario Cilento of the New York State AFL-CIO, Melinda Person of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), Irene Mulvey of the American Association of…
