Is Union Power Growing in Mamdani’s New York?
It is unclear if Mamdani’s intervention is what ultimately moved CUNY. But the professors’ reinstatement, long-advocated for by the PSC, points to the resurgence of union power in the city.
‘A Pivotal Point For American Democracy – End The Federal Militarization Of America’ – A Joint Statement From United University Professions, PSC/CUNY, Rutgers AAUP-AFT & The Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union
WNY Labor Today: - United University Professions (UUP), representing 42,000 Faculty and Professional Staff at the State University of New York’s (SUNY) State-operated Campuses, the Professional Staff Congress-City University of New York (PSC/CUNY), representing 30,000 CUNY Members, and Rutgers American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) and Rutgers…
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’s State Budget Platform | Three Members of the Fired Four Reinstated
PSC members are going to Albany on Wednesday, February 25th to demand that New York tax the rich to fund CUNY and a more affordable New York. Click here to save your seat on the bus. We’ll be part of a mass march and rally outside the State Capitol that…
Three of CUNY’s ‘Fired Four’ reinstated
The Chief (behind paywall): Three adjunct City University of New York professors who were told last summer that they would not be reappointed for the Fall 2025 semester after they participated in pro-Palestinian protests have been reinstated for the current semester, the union representing the professors announced on Monday. The Professional…
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…
ICE Out for Good March, Fri, Jan 23rd
Thousands of New Yorkers will gather for a mass rally and march in solidarity with Minneapolis-St. Paul and their call for a national “Day of Truth and Freedom” as they face an expanding occupation and escalating ICE violence. After a short program, the march will proceed from Union Square at…
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…
The Professional Staff Congress won’t back down: An interview with PSC president James Davis and executive director Milly Silva
The Chief: In an increasingly hostile climate for unions, university workers and immigrants under the Trump administration, the leadership of the Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York is insistent on pushing back. Since Trump came into power, union members and leadership have hit the streets to…
PSC reminds CUNY to ensure on-time pay for adjuncts
President James Davis delivered a letter this week to CUNY Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez, reminding him of the University's obligation to ensure on-time pay for adjuncts across the system in the lead up to the Spring semester. We recommit ourselves to fighting for CUNY adjuncts, who do the majority of…
