PSC leader Nancy Romer wins NYS AAUP Award
On March 31st, 2025, the New York State Conference of the American Association of University Professors (NYSC AAUP) announced that it had awarded the 2025 Francis Higman Award for Service to AAUP Collective Bargaining Chapters in New York State to PSC member-leader Dr. Nancy Romer. Dr. Romer is a member…
Statement in solidarity with Student Workers of Columbia
PSC President James Davis issued the following statement on March 14th, in response to the increasing repression of student workers and activists at Columbia University: "The Professional Staff Congress/CUNY (AFT 2334) stands in solidarity with the Student Workers of Columbia (UAW 2170) as they face the impact of radical right-wing…
PSC Demands CUNY Response to Detention of Mahmoud Khalil
On Tuesday, March 11th, PSC President James Davis sent a letter to CUNY Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez calling for swift and decisive action in response to federal agents' arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card-holding permanent resident who had participated in protests against the war in Gaza while…
PSC Opposes the Governor’s Violation of Academic Freedom at Hunter College
President James Davis registered the PSC’s strong objection to Governor Hochul’s removal of a job posting for a Palestinian Studies faculty position at Hunter College in a February 26th letter to the Governor and the Chancellor. Calling out the violation of academic freedom, Davis wrote that it is “an overreach…
PSC Stands With Immigrant Communities Against Deportation Threats
On Thursday, January 16th, PSC leaders joined with allies from labor and community organizations and local legislators to protest incoming President Trump’s mass deportation agenda and affirm the importance of New York as a sanctuary city. The rally, organized by Council Member Alexa Avilés, came ahead of a Committee on…
PSC-CUNY Reaches Memorandum of Agreement
December 16th, 2024 I am excited to inform you that the PSC bargaining team and CUNY negotiators have reached agreement on a new contract. It includes across-the-board raises of 13.4%, compounded, retroactive pay, additional equity raises for many of our lowest-paid colleagues, and a ratification bonus for full-time PSC members…
PSC Calls for End to US Sanctions on Cuba
The PSC’s Executive Council has voted to endorse a letter, coordinated by a network of labor unions, political leaders, and community organizations, urging President Biden to remove Cuba from the “State Sponsors of Terrorism” (SSOT) list before the end of his term in office. The designation of Cuba as a…
PSC Members Rally and Testify for Public Renewables
On Wednesday, November 20th, the PSC joined our partners at Public Power New York (PPNY) to lead a rally before a public hearing of the New York Power Authority (NYPA).
PSC Members Testify on Library Mold Crisis
Before disrupting the Monday, October 21st CUNY Board of Trustees hearing, PSC-CUNY members testified to the Trustees about the severe, persistent, and toxic spread of mold in libraries across the university system.
