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CUNY enrollment has increased by nearly 21,000 students since 2022, and by 9,000 in the past year alone, thanks in large part to the Governor’s New York State Opportunity Promise Scholarship. But the University cannot realize the full potential of that free community college program or other recent state investments with its current complement of full-time faculty and staff. The PSC’s budget platform seeks to improve retention and completion rates by hiring 1,000 new full-time faculty and 95 academic advisors and mental health counselors. To fund these investments, CUNY needs an additional $108 million added to the modest funding increase proposed last week by the Governor.

To fully fund CUNY, close the Adams Budget Crisis inflicted by the former mayor, and make other investments essential to making life in our state more affordable, the PSC is also supporting a platform of revenue raisers that would generate $17 billion in annual revenue for the state, $4 billion for New York City, and $300 million directly for CUNY.

SEE THE FY27 PSC/CUNY STATE BUDGET REQUEST

JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN TO FUND CUNY AND TAX THE RICH

PSC members are going to Albany on Wednesday, February 25th to demand that New York tax the rich to fund CUNY and a more affordable New York.

Click here to save your seat on the bus. We’ll be part of a mass march and rally outside the State Capitol that mobilizes thousands of people from across the state. Labor, Our Time, and grassroots groups, large and small, are joining forces to make it impossible for lawmakers to ignore our demands for a more affordable life and the fair-share taxation needed to fund it.

PSC buses will depart at 6:00 AM from locations in Harlem and Lower Manhattan and will arrive back to the same locations around 6 PM. Lunch provided.

RESERVE A BUS SEAT                   DOWNLOAD A FLYER

Three of the CUNY Fired Four have been reinstated. We celebrate this victory for organizing and contract enforcement, but will keep fighting until the one remaining PSC member dismissed in apparent retaliation for expressing their political views about Palestinian human rights is rehired.

READ A STATEMENT FROM PSC PRESIDENT JAMES DAVIS

SEND A NEW LETTER TO MANAGEMENT DEMANDING REINSTATEMENT OF THE FIRED FOURTH

February 4th, 6-8PM, PSC Union Hall, RSVP

The PSC/CUNY BIPOC Working Group will honor Black History Month with a powerful evening of dialogue, as we welcome labor activists, union leaders, and historians for an engaging panel discussion examining the intersection of race and worker justice. The discussion will range from the historic struggles that shaped our movement to today’s victories and ongoing challenges. We’ll create space for meaningful conversation about the path forward while sharing experiences and building community. This event will be held in person at the PSC Union Hall (25 Broadway, 15th Fl.). Pre-registration is required.

RSVP: Black Labor Leaders and the Fight for Worker Justice

Learn more about our moderator:

• Dr. Jamel Coy Hudson, Doctoral Lecturer, Baruch College

Learn more about our speakers:

• Dr. Alethia Jones, Distinguished Lecturer, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
• Janella T. Hinds, UFT VP, Secretary-Treasurer of the New York City Central Labor Council
• J. Philippe Abraham, Secretary-Treasurer, NYSUT
• Dr. Cameron Black, Assistant Professor, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies

As we have seen in Minnesota, if immigrants are not safe, none of us is safe. Each act of solidarity and defense is important in maintaining our rights and lives here in New York City. Join with other PSC members to bear witness and support immigrants who are called to the courts at 26 Federal Plaza as we escort our neighbors out of the courts. Spanish speakers are especially helpful. Meet any Friday at 7:30 AM at 319 Broadway, across the street from 26 Federal Plaza. PSC training is required to participate and a refresher is strongly recommended if you were trained more than two months ago. The ever-changing tactics and scenarios we are witnessing require updates. The next zoom training will be held on Wednesday, February 11 at 6:30PM. RSVP here.

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