Students, Faculty Rally With Legislators For New York’s Public Universities
Harlem World Magazine: A coalition of student organizations, academic unions, and community groups held the rally to kick off their Higher Education Action Day before meeting with more than 100 legislators. Activists bused and carpooled from as far as Buffalo, Plattsburgh, New York City and Stony Brook to attend the…
CUNY Needs a $198 Million Increase | CUNY Rising Mayoral Forum
Mayoral candidates will gather in the PSC Union Hall again on Friday, March 14th from 5-7 PM for a candidates’ forum about the future of CUNY. Entrance to the building at 25 Broadway requires pre registration and space is limited. RSVP here. RSVP: CUNY RISING MAYORAL FORUM
People’s Budget Campaign | Childcare Subsidy for PSC Members
The People’s Plan, a PSC-supported coalition of groups opposing Mayor Adams’ repeated cuts to city agencies and public services, will launch the People’s Budget Campaign with a rally and press event Wednesday, February 19th at 11 AM at the steps of the Tweed Courthouse (52 Chambers St). The mayor has…
Standing Up for Immigrants and the Right to Protest
On Thursday, February 5th, PSC members including President James Davis and First Vice President Jen Gaboury, joined our partners at the New York Immigration Coalition for a press conference in response to the Trump administration's new policy allowing ICE raids on "sensitive locations," including schools, churches, and hospitals. PSC President…
Immigrant Solidarity Working Group | Higher Education Action Day in Albany
Contract Implementation: The PSC officers met with management this week and pressed for timely payment of members’ bonuses and back pay and implementation of raises. The process involves the state and city comptrollers and CUNY payroll. We will provide dates as soon as we know them, with as much notice…
CUNY union finalizes employee contract after two years
The Riverdale Press: After two years of negotiations, the City University of New York officially established a new contract with members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC,) the union representing CUNY’s faculty and staff. On Jan. 13 the contractual agreement between CUNY administration and its faculty and staff was fully…
Free Tuition for Select Community College Programs | Rally to Defend Immigrants
PSC-CUNY Contract Ratified: The 30,000 faculty and professional staff represented by PSC will soon receive long-overdue raises, retroactive pay, a signing bonus and other contractual gains. An overwhelming 90% of PSC members voted to ratify the new PSC-CUNY contract, with 66% of eligible voters participating. Click here for a message…
New CUNY contract: Faculty will get raises, support student success
More than 30,000 faculty and staff at City University of New York (CUNY) colleges have ratified a new contract to get raises and support student access. The agreement between the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) and the CUNY administration — which runs through 2027 — includes 13.4% minimum raises with nearly…
PSC Statement on Governor Hochul Proposal for Free Tuition Plan for CUNY Community Colleges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2025 Michael Nitzky [email protected] Fran Clark [email protected] 914-364-8925 PSC Statement on Governor Hochul Proposal for Free Tuition Plan for CUNY In today’s State of the State Address, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to offer free tuition and textbooks for students pursuing associates degrees…
CUNY faculty and staff ratify new union contract
Unionized faculty and staff at the City University of New York have ratified a contract involving across-the-board raises and a $3,000 bonus, Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez announced Tuesday. Ninety percent of Professional Staff Congress members who voted approved the agreement with the CUNY administration that includes nearly two years of back…
