Intro 175-B Defeated
Statement from PSC President James Davis May 20, 2026 “The dangerously broad, anti-free speech “buffer zone” bill, Intro 175-B, will not become law. Thank you to the PSC members, siblings in the city’s labor movement, and allies who took action to ensure this outcome. We are deeply grateful to the…
Unions urge City Council not to override Mamdani’s ‘buffer zone’ veto
City & State: A group of 13 unions are pressuring New York City Council members not to override Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s veto of the controversial “educational facility buffer zone” bill. “We, the undersigned unions who urged Mayor Mamdani to veto Intro 175-B due to its chilling effect on constitutionally protected…
Statement on Louisiana v. Callais from the PSC Principal Officers
In hollowing out the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court has taken deliberate steps to deny meaningful representation for African Americans and others who have been historically disenfranchised. Let’s be clear: this decision will foster discrimination through redistricting and fuel racial inequity in political representation. This ruling is about voter…
Statement on Mayor Mamdani’s Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a $124.7 billion executive budget for FY2027 yesterday. The plan closes a historic budget deficit without service cuts. The budget achieves balance by relying on additional funding from the state, efficiencies and program reforms, a new pied-a-terre tax on luxury second homes, pension restructuring that has…
The Mayor’s Executive Budget for CUNY
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a $124.7 billion executive budget for FY2027 yesterday. The plan closes a historic budget deficit without service cuts. The budget achieves balance by relying on additional funding from the state, efficiencies and program reforms, a new pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes, pension restructuring that has…
PSC position on Title VI training
On May 11th, 2026, PSC President James Davis sent the following message to the union:
Testimony from the CUNY Board of Trustees Hearing – May 11, 2026
The CUNY Board of Trustees held its Queens borough hearing at LaGuardia Community College on Monday, May 11, 2026. PSC members provided in-person and written testimony. Video by PSC staff.
Freeze the Rent | Remote Work Agreement Extended
The Remote Work Agreement provision has been extended through June 30, 2027, pursuant to an agreement between management and the PSC. Remote work arrangements for July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, must be documented using the form. The agreement provides a framework for arrangements between PSC members and their…
PSC Members Turned Out and Took May Day Action
Between the citywide mobilization, the CUNY-wide wear red to work action, adjunct speakouts on multiple campuses, art-builds, teach-ins, tabling and petitioning, more than 1600 members took May Day action with the PSC last week.
NYC academic unions demonstrate on May Day, as New School student workers press university
New School Free Press: Academic unions from across New York City converged at 3 p.m. outside The New School’s University Center for a May Day rally. Partway through, members of the New Student Workers Union (NewSWU), faculty, and alumni split off and entered TNS Welcome Center at 72 Fifth Ave.…
