Higher Ed. Committee Chairs, Legislators and Advocates Say Now is the Time to Invest in CUNY and SUNY, College Affordability
PSC President James Davis and First Vice President Andrea Vásquez joined Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and Assemblymember Pat Fahy, the higher education committee chairs yesterday, Wednesday, March 20, at a press conference in the State Capitol to call for a final state budget with meaningful new investments in CUNY, SUNY…
CUNY Looks to Slash Adjunct Eligibility for Multi-Year Positions Amid Contract Negotiations
CUNY is one of a few universities in the nation with a pathway to multi-year appointments for adjunct faculty, who traditionally operate on a term-to-term basis with no guarantee of continuing employment. Now, CUNY’s central administration wants to make that pathway over twice as long, according to Professional Staff Congress…
CUNY Students Demand Full Funding For CUNY And Free MetroCards
With lawmakers entering the final weeks of state budget negotiations and the City Council days away from a hearing on City University of New York funding. The dozens of CUNY students, faculty, and staff rallied and marched across the Brooklyn Bridge Friday to demand full funding of their university. Led…
Council Progressive Caucus, Comptroller, Public Advocate Launch Affordable Housing Campaign
The City Council Progressive Caucus on Monday joined with City Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the Association of Neighborhood and Housing Development, Housing Justice for All, New York City Community Land Initiative, the Professional Staff Congress of CUNY, CIR-SEIU, UAW-9A, United Federation of Teachers, and dozens of grassroots…
PSC-CUNY hold work-in demonstration on its contract expiration anniversary
The Professional Staff Congress demonstrated in the lobby of Baruch College’s William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus to advocate for fair pay and more full-time faculty hires. It was held on Feb. 29, the union’s anniversary of working without a labor contract from CUNY. The demonstration consisted of PSC members…
NYC Council Progressive Caucus, Comptroller, Public Advocate & Housing Orgs Launch Affordable Housing Budget Campaign
The New York City Council Progressive Caucus today joined Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the Association of Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD), Housing Justice for All, New York City Community Land Initiative (NYCCLI), the Professional Staff Congress of CUNY (PSC-CUNY), CIR-SEIU, UAW-9A, United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and dozens…
From tears to triumph: Pathways to college success
It’s not unusual for someone to get teary in Berkis Cruz-Eusebio’s office. Students come in upset over problems they think will keep them from earning the college credits they need, finding a good job and keeping their families afloat. Later, when they have made it through graduation and beyond, they…
Bargaining Update 12 | Forum on NY’s Anti-Strike Taylor Law
At the February 29th bargaining session, PSC marked one year working on an expired contract by introducing eleven new proposals that would make our university stronger and build on progress in previous rounds. 104 members were present to observe the session while hundreds more took part in simultaneous contract actions…
PSC has its 11th contract negotiation with CUNY
On Feb. 7, the 11th contract negotiation session took place at CUNY Central. 30 PSC members joined the negotiation of a contract for the defense of labor workers. PSC is advocating for better pay and recognition of its employees’ achievements and teaching services.
Mid-year budget cuts at CUNY affecting staff, faculty and students
This week, Mayor Eric Adams called off a round of budget cuts originally scheduled for April, citing a better-than-expected economic performance of the city. Nine schools in the City University of New York (CUNY) system are grappling with the devastating aftermath of budget cuts announced by Adams in November. The…
