Medicare Advantage Plus provider withdraws from contract
July 25, 2022 Dear Retirees, As you know, the proposed contract that the City and the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) agreed to last year with Anthem/Empire to administer retiree health insurance through Medicare Advantage Plus (MA+) faces a court challenge. I’m writing with an update not on the…
Response to "SAFE CUNY" email
A Message to PSC Delegates President James Davis July 12, 2022 Dear Delegates, I’m writing because you and your colleagues may receive an email from an anonymous group called “SAFE CUNY.” They are spamming people at their CUNY addresses, calling for my resignation as PSC President. They reference…
Research Professor Contract Signed
PSC President James Davis and CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez met at CUNY Central on June 29th to sign the Memorandum of Agreement formalizing the collective bargaining agreement for CUNY Research Professors. Members of the Research Professors’ Bargaining Committee were in attendance. The contract with CUNY was…
The Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade
June 24, 2022 The decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade is the greatest setback to women's rights and reproductive justice we have seen. Organized labor must stand unequivocally with pregnant people and defend their right to make their own reproductive choices and control their…
This Week in the PSC (06.03.22): Take the Survey & Write Your Council Member
TAKE THE SURVEY! TELL US WHAT YOU WANT IN THE NEXT PSC-CUNY CONTRACT. 5000 PSC members have completed the PSC 2022 Contract Priorities Survey. If you are a dues-paying member and have not filled out and submitted the survey, please check your work email AND your personal email for a message…
We're suing to fix CUNY's vaccine mandate
Dear PSC Member, The PSC filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court of New York State in Manhattan, challenging the legality of the COVID-19 vaccination policy as CUNY has applied it. Instead of mandating vaccines universally for all employees except those who qualify for medical or religious exemptions,…
CUNY must revisit mask requirement now
Dear PSC Members, I hope this finds you well as the end of the semester approaches. Like many of you, we are alarmed by the rapid resurgence of COVID-19 in New York City and concerned for the health and safety of our students, colleagues, and families. The PSC…
Research Professor Contract Ratified, Approved
The CUNY Research Professors Bargaining Committee announced Friday, May 6 that their proposed contractual agreement with CUNY has been ratified—with a 100% yes vote! And the Research Professors’ ratification vote has set a PSC record for participation: 96% of eligible members voted. What a tremendous show of engagement…
Hiring from Within Letter to Department Chairs
PSC President James Davis and Secretary Penny Lewis sent a letter to all CUNY department chairs on Thursday, May 5 urging them to “consider the qualifications of CUNY’s excellent adjunct faculty” as they seek to fill the new full-time faculty lines won in the latest State budget. The…
State budget for CUNY
Dear PSC Members, While we await final details about the New York State fiscal year 2023 enacted budget, I want to provide a preliminary report and congratulate everyone who participated in this year’s extraordinary budget campaign. From the huge marches in the city, to the rallies and press…
