This Solar Panel Kills Fascists
The organizers behind New York’s Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) make a striking claim: Solar panels can help defeat fascism. They argue that union-made renewables and credits to low-income energy users can slow the rise of the far right and that, if implemented seriously, the BPRA in New York State…
Columbia & NYU Tax Break Targeted to Repair Disparities Between Private Universities and CUNY
A cross-campus alliance of students is pushing for the REPAIR Act, which would force Columbia and NYU to cough up $327 million in annual property taxes they are currently exempted from.
US elected officials and labor leaders join international call to take Cuba off US’s State Sponsors of Terrorism list
21 labor unions and labor leaders join dozens of elected officials and organizations, marking a major step in the labor movement uniting around foreign policy demands.
PSC Calls for End to US Sanctions on Cuba
The PSC’s Executive Council has voted to endorse a letter, coordinated by a network of labor unions, political leaders, and community organizations, urging President Biden to remove Cuba from the “State Sponsors of Terrorism” (SSOT) list before the end of his term in office. The designation of Cuba as a…
Bargaining Updates 36 and 37
A tentative agreement could come into focus if CUNY management moves on some critical PSC demands. Read bargaining updates 36 & 37.
PSC Union Members Arrested During Protests Over Wage Stagnation and Working
CUNY faculty disrupted a CUNY Board of Trustees meeting at John Jay College on Oct. 21st, leading to a protest outside and over 30 faculty arrests. “CUNY offered unacceptable raises seven months ago, a year after their top executives received 27% and 30% bumps in pay,” PSC President James Davis…
PSC Members Rally and Testify for Public Renewables
On Wednesday, November 20th, the PSC joined our partners at Public Power New York (PPNY) to lead a rally before a public hearing of the New York Power Authority (NYPA).
Public Power NY pushes leaders for 15 GW of new renewable energy
Over 200 New Yorkers called on Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to build 15 GW of renewable energy at a rally and public hearing at John Jay College on Wednesday night. Speakers ranged from 14-year old students to an 89-year old member of PSC-CUNY, a…
CUNY Chancellor Boasts Enrollment Growth in ‘State of the University’ Address
CUNY chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez on Wednesday laid out a roadmap for expanding the university in the year ahead while reflecting on the enrollment growth at the 25-school system over the last year. At a state of the university address at the City College of Technology Wednesday, Matos Rodríguez pointed…
CUNY enrollment is up for second straight year after pandemic-era declines
Enrollment at the City University of New York climbed by 3% this fall, the second straight year of growth after pandemic-era declines thrust the city’s public university system into financial chaos. The increase was largely driven by more students registering for CUNY community colleges, the division hardest hit by COVID-19.…
