PSC Congratulates Chief Counsel Ramzi Kassem
On December 31st, 2025, PSC President James Davis released the following statement: "The PSC/CUNY is thrilled by the appointment of our member, Ramzi Kassem, to serve as Chief Counsel in the Mamdani administration. Professor Kassem’s work as the founding director of the CLEAR Center at the CUNY School of Law,…
PSC Condemns Council Ethics Committee for Failing to Censure Vernikov
On December 12, 2025, PSC President James Davis issues the following statement: “Our union is deeply disappointed by the City Council Committee on Ethics and Standards’ failure to censure Council Member Inna Vernikov for bringing a gun to a Brooklyn College protest. We share the condemnations expressed by some members…
PSC Leaders Appointed to National Roles
We’re excited to announce that two elected PSC leaders have been appointed to positions where they can help lead the national fight to protect adjunct and contingent academic workers. James Davis (PSC President) has been appointed to the Workers Defense League (WDL) national board, joining past PSC President Barbara Bowen…
PSC Members Named to Mayor-elect Mamdani’s Transition Committees
The PSC is thrilled to see extensive member representation on Mayor-elect Mamdani's transition committees. The PSC policy experts selected for this honor will join a team of over 400 qualified, passionate New Yorkers working together with the Mayor-elect to staff a robust and active city government. The PSC members named…
PSC Demands On-Time Pay for Adjuncts
On Tuesday, August 12th, PSC President James Davis sent a letter to CUNY Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez demanding on-time pay for Adjuncts ahead of the Fall semester. "I send a similar letter each year, but the problems have persisted," wrote President Davis. "You have the power and obligation to address…
New York City’s FY26 Budget Begins to Right the Ship for CUNY Community Colleges
When Mayor Adams cut CUNY’s community colleges at the start of the pandemic, PSC members, our allies in the City Council, the People’s Plan, CUNY Rising Alliance, alongside students and community members, pushed to restore and grow CUNY’s budget. After cuts of $96 million and more than 500 full-time jobs…
PSC Statement on the Results of the NYC Democratic Primary
Statement from James Davis, President, PSC/CUNY on the results of the New York City Democratic Primary June 25, 2025 This election cycle shows PSC’s growing political strength as early supporters of a strategy to defeat former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic Primary for Mayor. The union endorsed a two…
PSC Members Deliver Over 7,300 Signatures to CUNY: No ICE/DHS on CUNY Campuses!
Union leaders and rank and file members of the PSC’s Immigrant Solidarity Working Group met outside CUNY’s midtown headquarters to deliver a petition signed by more than 7,300 members of the CUNY community demanding “No ICE/DHS at CUNY.”
