Faculty Unions and NYC Electeds to MAGA Republicans: Hands Off Higher Ed! Hands Off CUNY!
Defense Comes Day Before Republican-led Congressional Committee’s Cynical Attack on Higher Ed Faculty, Funding & Ideology New York, NY--Leaders of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) spoke out today to defend free expression and academic freedom on college…
PSC says adjuncts were fired for supporting Palestine
The Chief: Three Brooklyn College adjuncts in various departments were notified on June 13 that they were not reappointed — even though they had been assigned classes for the upcoming fall semester, according to a recent letter to CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodríguez from the Professional Staff Congress.
PSC Condemns Retaliatory Firing of CUNY Faculty | Retro for Part-Timers
CUNY management’s initial guidance on eligibility for retroactive pay required part-time employees to have been on payroll on January 13, 2025, the official contract ratification date. The PSC pointed out that this policy was unfair and inconsistent with our agreement because it effectively excluded from eligibility any part-timer who worked…
Professional Staff Congress, NYSUT Join With Other Higher-Ed Unions To ‘Slam’ Federal Research Funding Cuts & ‘Demand Across-The-Board Restorations’
WNY Labor Today: In New York City, Researchers at the City and State’s Public Universities affected by cuts to Federal grant funding urged the State’s Congressional Leaders to oppose further cuts to funding proposed in President Donald Trump’s big beautiful Bill. Members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the New…
New York City’s FY26 Budget Begins to Right the Ship for CUNY Community Colleges
When Mayor Adams cut CUNY’s community colleges at the start of the pandemic, PSC members, our allies in the City Council, the People’s Plan, CUNY Rising Alliance, alongside students and community members, pushed to restore and grow CUNY’s budget. After cuts of $96 million and more than 500 full-time jobs…
PSC, higher-ed unions slam federal research funding cuts
The Chief: Researchers at the city and state’s public universities affected by cuts to federal grant funding urged the state’s congressional leaders to oppose further cuts to funding proposed in President Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” Members of the Professional Staff Congress, the New York State United Teachers and other higher-education…
US STEM Students Are Struggling. Slashing Federal Research Funds Will Set Them Back Further | Opinion
Newsweek: STEM degrees provide good pay and job security for students who earn them, and they are essential to U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. However, most U.S. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors leave college without a STEM degree.
LI medical research, higher education hurt by budget cuts
Newsday: As the Senate considers President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill against the backdrop of draconian cuts in National Institutes of Health-funded medical research and higher education, Long Islanders will confront the impact of these decisions on our well-being and environment. As health professionals, researchers and professors of public…
PSC Statement on the Results of the NYC Democratic Primary
Statement from James Davis, President, PSC/CUNY on the results of the New York City Democratic Primary June 25, 2025 This election cycle shows PSC’s growing political strength as early supporters of a strategy to defeat former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic Primary for Mayor. The union endorsed a two…
