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

At Columbia University on Tuesday, December 12, the PSC joined state lawmakers to unveil legislation which would end property tax exemptions for private universities who had over $100 million written off their tax bill in the last fiscal year. The bill would impact Columbia University, which is the largest private…

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…

1000+ Sing Out, Shout Out for #APeoplesCUNY

More than one thousand (1000) workers, students and CUNY allies held a massive rally across from Governor Hochul’s Midtown Manhattan office dubbed the “Sing Out, Shout Out for #APeoplesCUNY.”

Adjunct Pay Dates

Adjunct Pay Dates Fall 2025 SENIOR COLLEGES Thursday, September 4 Thursday, September 18 Thursday, October 2 Thursday, October 16 Thursday, October 30 Thursday, November 13 Wednesday, November 26 Thursday, December 11 MOST COMMUNITY COLLEGES* Friday, September 12 Friday, September 26 Friday, October 10 Friday, October 24 Friday, November 7 Friday,…

PSC Opposes Weakening NYC Health Insurance Protections

September 9, 2022 Dear PSC members and retirees, I am writing with an update and a request. The update concerns an impending change to the regulations governing health insurance for New York City employees, retirees, and their dependents - a change that the PSC opposes. The request is that you…

2500 CUNY students, faculty, staff: Don’t cancel Fall ’22 classes

PSC President James Davis sent the Don’t Cancel Fall 2022 Classes Petition and the following message to CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodriguez and the college presidents on August 15, 2022. The petition had over 1700 signatures when it was delivered. It now has 2500+ See the petition that was delivered today.…

Summer Update from the PSC

Dear Colleagues, We hope everyone reading this has been enjoying a productive and healthy summer–and getting a bit of well-earned rest and relaxation at some point within it! We are writing to bring you up to date on some union developments, and point your attention to some pressing issues you’ll…

NY Daily News: CUNY at the crossroads

The Chief: CUNY union sues over vaccine mandate

Teaching Adjuncts | Contractual Raises Summer or Fall 2022

A major change in Teaching Adjunct rates of pay is coming this fall. To ensure that you receive every increase to which you are entitled if you are teaching next year, it is important that you check your current hourly rate and payroll history now. The PSC negotiated a historic…