Unions urge City Council not to override Mamdani’s ‘buffer zone’ veto
City & State: A group of 13 unions are pressuring New York City Council members not to override Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s veto of the controversial “educational facility buffer zone” bill. “We, the undersigned unions who urged Mayor Mamdani to veto Intro 175-B due to its chilling effect on constitutionally protected…
The Mayor’s Executive Budget for CUNY
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a $124.7 billion executive budget for FY2027 yesterday. The plan closes a historic budget deficit without service cuts. The budget achieves balance by relying on additional funding from the state, efficiencies and program reforms, a new pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes, pension restructuring that has…
Testimony from the CUNY Board of Trustees Hearing – May 11, 2026
The CUNY Board of Trustees held its Queens borough hearing at LaGuardia Community College on Monday, May 11, 2026. PSC members provided in-person and written testimony. Video by PSC staff.
Freeze the Rent | Remote Work Agreement Extended
The Remote Work Agreement provision has been extended through June 30, 2027, pursuant to an agreement between management and the PSC. Remote work arrangements for July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, must be documented using the form. The agreement provides a framework for arrangements between PSC members and their…
NYC academic unions demonstrate on May Day, as New School student workers press university
New School Free Press: Academic unions from across New York City converged at 3 p.m. outside The New School’s University Center for a May Day rally. Partway through, members of the New Student Workers Union (NewSWU), faculty, and alumni split off and entered TNS Welcome Center at 72 Fifth Ave.…
‘Hedge fund handout’: Mamdani and Menin push Hochul to claw back $1 billion from Wall Street
Bushwick Daily: Two weeks after winning the state’s first pied-à-terre tax, the mayor is back in Albany with City Council Speaker Julie Menin, going after a Cuomo-era tax break that mostly benefits earners making more than $1 million a year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is calling it a “hedge fund handout.” Now…
May Day Action All Next Week | New in Clarion
Next week, PSC members will be wearing red, “blitzing” campuses about May Day and union membership, attending local campus events, and marching in the citywide May Day mobilization on Friday, May 1st. It’s part of a nationwide organizing project to unite the labor movement and immigrants rights groups to defend…
Faculty Raise Alarm Over Mold, Rat Feces at Brooklyn CUNY Schools
BKReader: Amid chants of "Hot, cold, rats, mold! CUNY this is getting old," CUNY staff members, who rallied in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall, say students and faculty have gotten rashes and itchy eyes as classrooms crumble around them. About two dozen faculty and staff members rallied Wednesday to denounce…
CUNY staff, local leaders rally in Downtown Brooklyn over unsafe building conditions
News 12 Brooklyn: CUNY staff and local leaders rallied on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall Wednesday to sound the alarm about unsafe conditions at their buildings. Staff members say they deal with things like holes in the ceiling, mold, leaks and more. The group is calling on CUNY and…
From mold to malfunctions, CUNY conditions come under scrutiny
NY1: CUNY faculty and staff say repair problems at their schools aren’t isolated — they’re happening across the City University of New York system. Several dozen staff members rallied outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on Wednesday, joined by elected leaders, to call out what they described as unsafe conditions following years…
