PSC calls on Mayor Mamdani to veto Intro 175-B
We call on Mayor Mamdani to veto Intro 175-B, which broadly limits free speech outside of educational facilities, such as those that host worker-training programs, libraries, schools, and universities, including all CUNY colleges. The bill is unnecessary and unconstitutional and will invite political repression of unfavored speech. It deprives our…
Down With Political Blacklisting at CUNY
Nearly 100 Professional Staff Congress (PSC) members rallied outside CUNY Central, calling for the reinstatement of the final member of the “Fired Four.” In summer 2025, four Brooklyn College adjunct professors lost their jobs due to advocacy for Palestinian rights. Following sustained organizing by the union, faculty and staff, students…
Higher Ed Unions and Advocates Oppose City Council Bill Intro 175-B
In advance of a vote at this week’s New York City Council Stated Meeting, the following Higher Education Unions released this statement opposing City Council Intro 175-B. Professional Staff Congress/CUNY AAUP-NYU CFU-UAW NYU AAUP Leadership Council - The New School AAUP Executive Council - St. John’s University AAUP-Columbia University SVA…
CUNY For All City Budget Press Conference
New York City Council Chair Rita Joseph and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams joined CUNY Rising Alliance groups today, Tuesday, March 17th, on the steps of City Hall to urge Mayor Mamdani and City Council to increase City funding for the City University of New York (CUNY). The City funds roughly…
PSC Statement on War Against Iran
The Executive Council of the Professional Staff Congress (AFT 2334) strongly condemns the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Iran is not an imminent threat to the people of the United States, and the shifting rationales that President Trump has provided for war are dangerously misguided. As a union long committed to…
Statement on the State One-House Budgets for FY 2027
The State Senate and Assembly budget resolutions announced last night support some of the progressive tax revenue raisers that the PSC and our coalition partners have been campaigning for. (See Spectrum News for more information.) These resolutions are not the final budget; they identify priorities of each house and set…
Honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson
The PSC mourns the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, two-time presidential candidate, faith leader, and champion of organized labor. For more than 65 years, from his youth spent opposing segregation in North Carolina to his time organizing in Chicago to his breakthrough presidential campaigns and his decades as an elder…
A Pivotal Point for American Democracy
United University Professions (UUP), representing 42,000 faculty and professional staff at the State University of New York’s state-operated campuses; the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY (PSC/CUNY), representing 30,000 members at the City University of New York; and Rutgers AAUP-AFT and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, representing 9,000 Rutgers University academic workers, today…
PSC CUNY Celebrates the Reinstatement of Three Members of the Fired Four
Professional Staff Congress (PSC) President James Davis released the following statement about the reinstatement of three members of The Fired Four, Brooklyn College adjunct faculty members who lost their jobs at the City University of New York (CUNY) in June 2025 in apparent retaliation for expressing their political views about…
Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget
Governor Kathy Hochul released her Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 yesterday, January 20. PSC President James Davis released the following statement about the budget plan: "Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget holds the line on tuition, expands access to free community college, and increases CUNY’s operating budget. These welcome investments are…
