Fears of election tampering drive new labor coalition
The Chief Leader: New York City labor unions representing more than one million workers launched an election protection coalition Oct. 15, pledging to mobilize members and resources to defend voting rights ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Approximately 1,000 union members representing dozens of organizations gathered outside the Farley…
Statement on the ICE Shooting of Oscar Belgal | PSC Endorsements
With just two weeks until early voting and three weeks until Election Day, our union needs all hands on deck to help elect/re-elect our endorsed CUNY champions and flip critical congressional seats in the Hudson Valley, Staten Island and New Jersey. And the struggle to defend our votes may extend…
Going fast and free on Mamdani’s streets
The Daily News: PSC-CUNY, which signed the Streets Plan letter, has members who must commute to multiple campuses spread out across the city that can include difficult to reach Kingsborough and Queensborough Community Colleges and the College of Staten Island, and who know all too well the importance of saving…
Pension Improvements this Week | Make it Count this Midterm Election
The stakes of this fall’s elections couldn’t be higher. That’s why we’re stepping up as a union to MAKE IT COUNT. Sign up below to get involved in the PSC’s midterm mobilization and election defense efforts. Connect with your colleagues and build labor power to win big for working people,…
The fight for more ‘just cause’ for more workers
The Chief Leader: In most union contracts, “just cause” means that for any disciplinary action that will go into your personnel file – from a warning to a termination – the employer must be able to show a valid reason for that discipline, and justify the extent of the penalty…
Union Members Demand Reinstatement of Blacklisted CUNY Faculty Member
One hundred members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC/CUNY) rallied outside an arbitration hearing in Lower Manhattan Friday morning in support of a Brooklyn College adjunct faculty member who was fired and added to a do-not-hire list for engaging in First Amendment protected speech.
Opinion: New York’s wealthiest universities need to finally pitch in
City & State: If we want all New York City students to have access to high quality higher education, we should demand long-term structural changes. NYU and Columbia are renowned institutions of international stature. Their property tax exemption is predicated on their contribution to the public good. However, the state…
Labor Day March Next Tues. | Adjunct Pay Dates
Join PSC at the NYC Labor Day Rally & March on Tuesday, September 8th at 4:30pm. Our union will meet at the 140 Broadway Plaza, across the street from Zuccotti Park, by the Red Cube sculpture. Let us know you will be there!
Welcome Back to Fall Semester, Raises, and the Fight for Democracy
Dear PSC Member, Welcome back to the 2026-2027 academic year! Times like these remind us how important it is to be in a labor union and to keep our union strong. Huge challenges lie ahead of us as academics, professionals, and workers. Because of our members, the PSC is positioned…
3.5% Raises Effective September 1st | Equity Increases to Follow
The final across-the board raise negotiated in the 2023-2027 PSC-CUNY Contract is effective as of September 1, 2026. All eligible members will see the 3.5% raise in your first paycheck reflecting your work after September 1. Total across-the-board raises in the contract amount to 13.4%.
