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In an essay adapted from her Sept. 27 rally speech in the heart of the financial district, PSC President Barbara Bowen addressed the importance of adequately funding CUNY for its students and for the faculty and staff who make CUNY work.

A CUNY professor served on the team that issued the United Nations report urging drastic action to fend off climate change. Environmental activists from around the world declared it a wake-up call.

The PSC responds to a CUNY contract demand on the teaching load as the union prepares new actions to push collective bargaining forward.

Faculty members explained to City Council that CUNY employs too few full-time black faculty members, and offered ways to improve.

The PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund announced new improvements for dental care and hearing-aid coverage this summer.

PSC President Barbara Bowen addresses the progress in bargaining and the need to organize a massive union presence for the September 27 demonstration in the financial district.

Politicians have recently supported the state’s ban on strikes by government workers. A renowned labor law expert makes the case for getting rid of it.

Software: good for students? CUNY is going forward with using algorithmic software for academic advisement. But without investing in staff, can it work?

This summer the PSC bargaining committee pushed forward its bargaining agenda with CUNY management. While bargaining continues, the force of the entire membership is needed in order to make the contract demands a priority for the City, State and CUNY management.