Congrats on Your New Job, Professor. Good Luck Getting Paid. (Behind Paywall)
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Hunter Kincaid expects the paycheck from his job as an adjunct assistant professor at the City University of New York to arrive late about once a year. But over the past year, it’s been delayed three times — twice last summer and again in the…
PSC Statement on War Against Iran
The Executive Council of the Professional Staff Congress (AFT 2334) strongly condemns the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Iran is not an imminent threat to the people of the United States, and the shifting rationales that President Trump has provided for war are dangerously misguided. As a union long committed to…
Lander joins St. John’s faculty for MSG rally as union stand-off continues
QNS: Former City Comptroller Brad Lander joined St. John’s University faculty and students outside Madison Square Garden Wednesday morning as part of a protest against the university’s decision to end recognition of the long-standing faculty union. Lander, a candidate in New York’s 10th Congressional District, joined City Council candidate Lindsey…
March With Us at No Kings, 3/28 | Clarion Online
More than 2,000 events are already set for Saturday, March 28th, including a demonstration with hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers. In NYC, marchers will gather on Central Park South and step off at 2 PM heading south in two streams down Broadway and 7th Avenue before converging at Times…
Statement on the State One-House Budgets for FY 2027
The State Senate and Assembly budget resolutions announced last night support some of the progressive tax revenue raisers that the PSC and our coalition partners have been campaigning for. (See Spectrum News for more information.) These resolutions are not the final budget; they identify priorities of each house and set…
The Fight to Defend Pro-Palestine Speech on Campus Isn’t Over
Truthout: It has been more than a year since the tents and banners of 2024’s pro-Palestine student encampments came down. But dozens of faculty members, staff, and students nationwide are still navigating the backlash that followed, fighting continued campus repression.
Unions ‘Back Tax The Rich Campaign’ – ‘Reason Increasing Levy On Richest Nyers & Corporations Could Fund Childcare, Tier 6 Reform’
WNY Labor Today: Hundreds of Workers flocked to Albany last week for the latest step in an effort to convince State Lawmakers, particularly Governor Kathy Hochul, to raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers. The Tax The Rich Campaign is backed by a number of Unions, and of the over 1,500…
Taking Over Albany | Health Plan Implementation
PSC leaders and healthcare experts are continuing to monitor the rollout of the New York City Employee PPO Plan (NYCE PPO), the new health benefits plan for active employees, pre-Medicare retirees, and their dependents that took effect January 1st of this year. PSC members can submit questions about the new…
Opinion: Readers sound off on restricting protest, snowball fights and Trump’s speech
NY Daily News: We don’t need to curb protests. We have police. Manhattan: Last week, I testified before the City Council to oppose one of the problematic “buffer zone” bills highlighted in a recent op-ed (“Why we support the City Council’s Safe Access plan,” Feb. 26). These bills would further empower…
Students, Faculty and Staff Rally with Legislators for Increased Funding for SUNY, CUNY, Financial Aid
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Students, Faculty and Staff Rally with Legislators for Increased Funding for SUNY, CUNY, Financial Aid (Albany, NY) - More than 300 students, faculty, and staff from City University of New York, State University of New York, and independent colleges rallied with legislators…
