More Contract Pickets at CUNY Central
Images from the November 12 picket organized by Queens and Brooklyn chapters. Check out the PSC’s Instagram for images from the November 14 picket organized by the PSC chapters from the Bronx and Staten Island.
PSC chapters and titles have been teaming up to organize a series of pickets to keep the pressure on CUNY management for a fair contract. Two very successful actions last week will be followed by two more this week: HEOs, CLTs and the Brooklyn College chapter will be at CUNY Central Wednesday, November 20th at 5PM and the Committee for Adjuncts and Part-timers will lead a picket Friday, November 22 at 4:30PM. CUNY Central is in Midtown at 205 E. 42nd St. Sign up here to participate in next week’s pickets.
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Sign Up to Observe Bargaining
All dues-paying members are welcome to observe a bargaining session after they have attended the online orientation. Your next opportunity to attend an orientation is:
- TODAY, Monday, November 18, 6:30pm. Register here for the 11/18 Zoom.
Legislative Committee Meeting Open to All PSC Members
Tuesday, November 19, 6:30 PM, on Zoom
Featuring Election Returns Analysis from Steven Romalewski, Director, CUNY Mapping Service, Center for Urban Research
Public higher education, unions, and the communities that CUNY serves will face significant challenges under a new Trump Administration. The PSC’s Committee on Legislation meets monthly to plan and coordinate members’ engagement with elected officials through lobbying, organizing and electoral work. Next steps after the presidential election will be on the agenda as we meet online Tuesday, November 19 at 6:30 PM. Register here. Special guest Steven Romalewski, director of CUNY Mapping Service from the Center for Urban Research, will share information on election returns and take questions. Help us to strategize how the PSC can leverage our advocacy and upcoming NYC endorsements to protect our university, our rights, our students, and our communities.
Decarbonize CUNY! Rally and NYPA Hearing
Wednesday, November 20, 5 PM, John Jay College
New York State is failing to meet its climate goals. CUNY’s outdated, polluting buildings rely on fossil fuels that poison our communities and endanger our futures. The PSC is building on the momentum of this fall’s Decarbonize CUNY Town Halls to continue demanding the New York Power Authority (NYPA) act NOW to decarbonize CUNY buildings and to build large-scale public renewables across New York State! NYPA is only hosting one public hearing in NYC. The hearing will be at John Jay College in the Lynch Auditorium on Wednesday, November 20th. There is a morning session from 10:00 AM – Noon and an evening session from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. PSC members will also join our partners at Public Power NY for a public rally that same day at 5PM! Sign up here to join us for the rally, or to commit to testifying. And check out this document for more background on what testifying entails.
Help keep up the pressure to Decarbonize New York!
PSC’s Swag Shop is Live!
More Contract Pickets at CUNY Central | Swag Shop
The PSC has partnered with Worx Printing, a worker-owned union print co-operative, to establish a web store! We’ll still have free swag at some events, but now you can buy brand-new shop exclusive t-shirts, mugs, and hats to show off your union pride. All items are manufactured on demand, US-made…
2024 SOMOS Inc. conference underscores resilience
Every year, elected officials, union leaders, community organizations and advocates from New York and Puerto Rico come together at the SOMOS Inc. conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to consider how best to serve and celebrate working families, especially in Puerto Rican communities on the island and in New York…
We were arrested fighting for a fair contract that invests in New York
For nearly 18 months, the City University of New York has failed to offer the 30,000 faculty and staff represented by the Professional Staff Congress a new and fair contract, putting the quality of education for hundreds of thousands of CUNY students at risk. That’s why on Oct. 21, we,…
New York Leaders Urge Hochul & NYPA To Expand Public Renewables
As climate action on a federal level is now all but impossible and New York City recovers once again from being cloaked by wildfire smoke, New Yorkers will call on Governor Kathy Hochul to lead the way and build 15 gigawatts(GW) of renewable energy. New Yorkers will rally directly before…
Nov. 9 actions protest Trump’s reactionary program
People quickly mobilized throughout the United States to protest Republican Donald Trump’s election. Demonstrations, most of them on Nov. 9, were held in Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C., Berkeley, California, and perhaps the biggest in New York City. The protests defended reproductive rights and protested Trump’s xenophobic immigration policies,…
Thousands March Against Trump in New York City
After three days mourning November 5, thousands of New Yorkers turned out today in a hastily arranged mass march. Email and text messages brought together people from a wide range of groups, including New York Communities for Change, Climate Defenders, Food & Water Watch, the Professional Staff Congress and other…
Contract Pickets at CUNY Central
Sign up here to participate in the picket organized by your chapter.
Bargaining Updates 33-35 | 8 Days to get out the vote
Read the full update #35, updates #34 and update #33 here on the PSC website.
Elected Officials Who Work as CUNY Adjuncts Express Solidarity with PSC Contract Fight
On October 21st, five New York City and State elected officials who are also CUNY adjuncts sent a letter to Chancellor Matos Rodríguez and Trustees Chair Thompson expressing their solidarity with the PSC’s campaign for a fair contract. “CUNY cannot fulfill its mission to be a university for the people…
Dozens of unionized CUNY faculty, staff arrested during protest for higher pay
Dozens of City University of New York faculty and staff were arrested Monday during a protest near Columbus Circle to demand a new union contract with higher pay. The rabble-rousers — including Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY) union president James Davis, an English professor at Brooklyn College — blocked the 10th Ave.…
