Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 PM, On Zoom
Unionwide May Day Action Plan Briefing
Join the PSC at 6:30 PM Wednesday, April 15 for an unionwide online briefing on the union’s May Day action plan. Union leaders will put the PSC’s plans for the week of May 1st and the citywide May Day mobilization in the context of our local struggles at CUNY and the national campaign to resist the nation’s decline into authoritarianism and oligarchy. Our May Day Captains will talk about how and why they’re building the organizing power of our union. Click here to register for the April 15th Zoom.
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APRIL 15 MAY DAY BRIEFING
Pledge to Take May Day Action
with the PSC
Friday, May 1st and All Week
Click here to pledge to take action with the PSC the week of May Day. We’ll be wearing red at work, blitzing campuses about May Day and union membership, attending local campus events, and marching in the citywide May Day mobilization on Friday, May 1st. At 4:30 PM on May Day, we’ll gather at Washington Square Park with tens of thousands of fellow New Yorkers organized by labor unions, immigrant organizations, and community groups. We will be stepping off at 5:30 from Washington Square Park and then march to Foley Square. The theme for the protest is “We will not be silent. Workers Over Billionaires.”
The NYC Central Labor Council, the NY Immigration Coalition, the PSC, and other groups are making May Day our single highest priority day of action of Trump’s term so far. The PSC needs to strengthen our organizing muscle to be ready for the threats that are still ahead, and May Day is our next big test. We’re organizing to double our No Kings turnout for the May Day protest march. If you’re ready to help strengthen our union to defend our institution and our democracy and get ready for the next contract fight, click here to be a May Day Captain for your worksite.
COUNT ME IN FOR MAY DAY ACTION WITH THE PSC
I’LL BE A PSC MAY DAY CAPTAIN
Thursday, May 7, 5:30-7:00PM, on Zoom
PSC Members’ Health Care Townhall
Register now for a live question and answer session on the New York City Employees PPO plan, the new health insurance plan for active employees, pre-Medicare retirees, and their dependents that took effect January 1st of this year. Attendees will hear from and have a chance to ask questions of PSC leaders and experts from EmblemHealth, UnitedHealthcare, and the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund. All dues-paying members of the PSC are invited to participate.
GET THE ZOOM LINK FOR THE HEALTH CARE TOWN HALL
You Don’t Have to Wait to Have Your Health Care Questions Answered
PSC leaders and healthcare experts are monitoring the rollout of the New York City Employee PPO. Union staff will help answer any questions you may have.
SUBMIT YOUR HEALTH CARE QUESTIONS HERE
Mayor Mamdani Must Veto 175B
Rally to Protect Free Speech and Safety
City Hall Park on Thursday, April 16th at 12 PM
Last month, Intro-175-B, a bill that would require the NYPD to establish security perimeters around educational facilities, was passed by the City Council. However, thanks to PSC members’ advocacy, the bill doesn’t have a veto-proof majority. Now we need to demand Mayor Mamdani veto the bill and keep the pressure on council members to not override his veto. The bill has been presented as a solution to keep students safe during protests, but instead it would limit free speech and increase NYPD presence at campuses. Join the PSC, higher education unions, the Peoples Plan Coalition, and others as we rally to defeat the bill.
CLICK HERE RSVP: RALLY TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH AND SAFETY
Wed. April 22 (Earth Day), 4-6 pm
State of Emergency: Speak-Out on the Health and Safety Crises at the Brooklyn CUNY campuses
Brooklyn Borough Hall, PSC Union Hall if weather is bad
This in-person event will highlight testimonials from our Brooklyn health and safety activists, backed by a Gallery of Horrors that visualize the poor health and safety conditions and crumbling facilities we all know only too well. Let us know you’ll be there. We are also inviting elected officials and the press to witness how unresponsive our college administrations routinely are. While focusing on Brooklyn, we will highlight the systemic neglect that affects our working conditions at all CUNY Campuses. PSC members from every borough are urged to attend!
CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR STATE OF EMERGENCY SPEAK OUT
Demanding Health and Safety Action at the CUNY Board of Trustees Hearing
PSC members testified at a hearing of the CUNY Board of Trustees held Monday, April 6th at City Tech. Most spoke about the crumbling condition of our campus facilities and the health and safety risks that we are too often exposed to in the workplace. They testified about mold in libraries, leaky ceilings, construction debris and silica dust, failing HVAC systems, and more. Written and video testimonials demanding action to protect health and safety at CUNY are posted here.
Adjunct leaders also testified at the April 6th hearing. Vice President for Part-time Personnel Lynne Turner and John Jay College Co–Chapter Chair Elizabeth Hovey both blasted management for, as Turner put it, “placing unreasonable impediments to incorporating adjunct faculty assigned to academic programs into our bargained multiyear appointment.” Click here for their testimony.
Union Event for Faculty in First Years at CUNY
How to Survive and Thrive at CUNY
Fri, April 17, 11:00-5:00, Reception to Follow, in the PSC Union Hall
The union is hosting a day of panels, information sessions and informal meetings for all tenure track, non-tenured faculty and all lecturers in their first five years. Topics will include:
- How to balance workload, research and service
- Tenure tips, pitfalls and expectations
- How lecturers earn a Certificate of Continuous Employment
- Junior faculty reassigned time
- PSC-CUNY research awards
- Union rights and benefits
Faculty in their first five-years can click here to RSVP and to submit suggestions, questions, or issues you’d like us to address. And if you can only make it for part of the day, that’s also fine–just let us know in the RSVP.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR SURVIVE AND THRIVE AT CUNY
Tuesday, April 21, 6:00PM, PSC Union Hall
BIPOC Working Group Art Build
Photos of our art build in March by Kevin Adams and Moses Merisier
Join our union’s BIPOC Working Group at 6 PM on Tuesday, April 21st to help create a beautiful new banner for our working group! No prior experience or art skills are necessary, and all are welcome. Your presence is an act of solidarity! Sign up using the form here. Refreshments will be served.
CLICK HERE TO HELP WITH THE BIPOC WORKING GROUP ART BUILD
Sign the Petition
Fund Immigrant Student Success Centers with Full-time Staff!
Join us in demanding that CUNY take action now to defend immigrant students and community members by:
• Immediately hiring at least two permanent full-time staff members on every campus whose jobs are solely to support immigrant students
• Establishing an Immigrant Student Success Center on all campuses that do not already have one with their own dedicated space.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN PETITION
Court Support Every Friday Morning
Online Courtwatch Training April 22, 6:30PM
Please join with fellow PSC members to bear witness and support immigrants who are called to the courts at 26 Federal Plaza. Spanish speakers are especially helpful. Meet any Friday at Pret, 7:30 AM at 319 Broadway, across the street from 26 Federal Plaza. PSC training is required to participate. The next training will be Wednesday, April 22, 6:30PM. Register here for the Zoom meeting link.
Clarion has transitioned to a fully digital format. With online-only publishing, we’ll release new content more often, no longer tied to monthly updates, and continue expanding our newsletter with deeper coverage and updates.
The PSC teams that protect the contract
The PSC contract enforcement and legal teams don’t just serve members who have a grievance: these are multifaceted departments whose complex and extensive work informs all areas of the union’s efforts, including collective bargaining strategy, member organizing, legislative work, and more.
Equity raises bring big boosts
One of the biggest gains of the last PSC-CUNY contract, in addition to substantial across-the-board wage increases, was equity raises for titles that needed them most. These raises exceed the across-the-board annual negotiated increases in an effort to improve equity and make gains for CUNY’s lowest paid faculty and professional staff titles.
RSVP for April 15 Unionwide May Day Action Plan Briefing
Join the PSC at 6:30 PM Wednesday, April 15 for an unionwide online briefing on the union’s May Day action plan. Union leaders will put the PSC’s plans for the week of May 1st and the citywide May Day mobilization in the context of our local struggles at CUNY and…
Testimony from the CUNY Board of Trustees Hearing – April 6, 2026
The CUNY Board of Trustees held its Brooklyn borough hearing at New York City College of Technology on Monday, April 6, 2026. PSC members provided in-person and written testimony. Photos by Paul Frangipane, video by PSC staff.
No Kings March
At least 8 million people participated across the country in No Kings on Saturday. It was the largest single-day protest in modern American history—drawing one million more participants than the protests in October. The movement to defend democracy and take back our federal government is growing, and so is the…
No Kings Saturday | Rally With Bernie Sanders Sunday
The PSC is playing a key role in organizing a powerful rally at Lehman College in the Bronx this Sunday, March 29th, featuring Senator Bernie Sanders, along with local advocates who are calling for the progressive tax system we need in New York State. Programming will begin around 1pm, with…
Push continues for free OMNY cards for CUNY students
Pix11: New York City’s public school students get free transit, and now CUNY representatives are pushing for the same affordability solution. On Friday, CUNY officials will testify to the City Council on its annual budgetary needs. Professional Staff Congress, the union representing 30,000 faculty and staff, say CUNY needs more staffing…
Addressing delegates to UNCSW, AFT leaders connect affordability, solidarity and democracy
AFT: During the 70th annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the AFT welcomed 25 leaders of unions affiliated with Education International and Public Services International as they began their deliberations on public finance, the care economy and protecting girls’ education. The gathering was as much about solidarity…
Students, educators and advocates call for increased funding for CUNY
The Chief: Students, faculty and advocates gathered at City Hall on Tuesday to demand the city boost funding and fully staff the City University of New York (CUNY) system. They were joined by Rita Joseph, chair of the city council’s committee on higher education, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and union…
CUNY For All at City Hall | PSC’s No Kings Meet-up Site
No Kings, Saturday, March 28 -- PSC Members Meet at 1:30PM, Step Off at 2 PM The PSC contingent will gather by 1:30 PM at 62nd St. and Central Park West on the park side and will step off at 2 PM heading south down Broadway. RSVP here: NO KINGS!
Congrats on Your New Job, Professor. Good Luck Getting Paid. (Behind Paywall)
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Hunter Kincaid expects the paycheck from his job as an adjunct assistant professor at the City University of New York to arrive late about once a year. But over the past year, it’s been delayed three times — twice last summer and again in the…
Lander joins St. John’s faculty for MSG rally as union stand-off continues
QNS: Former City Comptroller Brad Lander joined St. John’s University faculty and students outside Madison Square Garden Wednesday morning as part of a protest against the university’s decision to end recognition of the long-standing faculty union. Lander, a candidate in New York’s 10th Congressional District, joined City Council candidate Lindsey…
