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 AAUP…
Push continues for free OMNY cards for CUNY students
Pix11: New York City’s public school students get free transit, and now CUNY representatives are pushing for the same affordability solution. On Friday, CUNY officials will testify to the City Council on its annual budgetary needs. Professional Staff Congress, the union representing 30,000 faculty and staff, say CUNY needs more staffing…
Addressing delegates to UNCSW, AFT leaders connect affordability, solidarity and democracy
AFT: During the 70th annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the AFT welcomed 25 leaders of unions affiliated with Education International and Public Services International as they began their deliberations on public finance, the care economy and protecting girls’ education. The gathering was as much about solidarity…
Students, educators and advocates call for increased funding for CUNY
The Chief: Students, faculty and advocates gathered at City Hall on Tuesday to demand the city boost funding and fully staff the City University of New York (CUNY) system. They were joined by Rita Joseph, chair of the city council’s committee on higher education, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and union…
CUNY For All at City Hall | PSC’s No Kings Meet-up Site
No Kings, Saturday, March 28 -- PSC Members Meet at 1:30PM, Step Off at 2 PM The PSC contingent will gather by 1:30 PM at 62nd St. and Central Park West on the park side and will step off at 2 PM heading south down Broadway. RSVP here: NO KINGS!
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…
Congrats on Your New Job, Professor. Good Luck Getting Paid. (Behind Paywall)
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Hunter Kincaid expects the paycheck from his job as an adjunct assistant professor at the City University of New York to arrive late about once a year. But over the past year, it’s been delayed three times — twice last summer and again in the…
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…
Lander joins St. John’s faculty for MSG rally as union stand-off continues
QNS: Former City Comptroller Brad Lander joined St. John’s University faculty and students outside Madison Square Garden Wednesday morning as part of a protest against the university’s decision to end recognition of the long-standing faculty union. Lander, a candidate in New York’s 10th Congressional District, joined City Council candidate Lindsey…
