Standing Up for Immigrants and the Right to Protest
On Thursday, February 5th, PSC members including President James Davis and First Vice President Jen Gaboury, joined our partners at the New York Immigration Coalition for a press conference in response to the Trump administration's new policy allowing ICE raids on "sensitive locations," including schools, churches, and hospitals. PSC President…
Queens College Community Protests New Chilling Restrictions on Campus Demonstrations
On Monday, February 3rd, over 100 faculty, staff, and students of CUNY Queens College protested their administration’s new interim policy that imposes limits on the “time, place, and manner” of demonstrations on campus. The policy’s new restrictions are designed to restrict the efficacy and impact of even the most peaceful…
Immigrant Solidarity Working Group | Higher Education Action Day in Albany
Contract Implementation: The PSC officers met with management this week and pressed for timely payment of members’ bonuses and back pay and implementation of raises. The process involves the state and city comptrollers and CUNY payroll. We will provide dates as soon as we know them, with as much notice…
CUNY union finalizes employee contract after two years
The Riverdale Press: After two years of negotiations, the City University of New York officially established a new contract with members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC,) the union representing CUNY’s faculty and staff. On Jan. 13 the contractual agreement between CUNY administration and its faculty and staff was fully…
Free Tuition for Select Community College Programs | Rally to Defend Immigrants
PSC-CUNY Contract Ratified: The 30,000 faculty and professional staff represented by PSC will soon receive long-overdue raises, retroactive pay, a signing bonus and other contractual gains. An overwhelming 90% of PSC members voted to ratify the new PSC-CUNY contract, with 66% of eligible voters participating. Click here for a message…
PSC Stands With Immigrant Communities Against Deportation Threats
On Thursday, January 16th, PSC leaders joined with allies from labor and community organizations and local legislators to protest incoming President Trump’s mass deportation agenda and affirm the importance of New York as a sanctuary city. The rally, organized by Council Member Alexa Avilés, came ahead of a Committee on…
New CUNY contract: Faculty will get raises, support student success
More than 30,000 faculty and staff at City University of New York (CUNY) colleges have ratified a new contract to get raises and support student access. The agreement between the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) and the CUNY administration — which runs through 2027 — includes 13.4% minimum raises with nearly…
PSC Statement on Governor Hochul Proposal for Free Tuition Plan for CUNY Community Colleges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2025 Michael Nitzky [email protected] Fran Clark [email protected] 914-364-8925 PSC Statement on Governor Hochul Proposal for Free Tuition Plan for CUNY In today’s State of the State Address, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to offer free tuition and textbooks for students pursuing associates degrees…
CUNY faculty and staff ratify new union contract
Unionized faculty and staff at the City University of New York have ratified a contract involving across-the-board raises and a $3,000 bonus, Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez announced Tuesday. Ninety percent of Professional Staff Congress members who voted approved the agreement with the CUNY administration that includes nearly two years of back…
Gov. Hochul proposes free community college tuition to help fill job openings
Gov. Hochul wants to make community college free for adults pursuing degrees in sought-after fields, she announced Tuesday during her State of the State address. The proposal, which would extend only to students ages 25 to 55, covers the costs of tuition and fees for certain associate’s degree programs at the…
