PSC Statement on the FY27 New York City Budget
PSC President James Davis released the following statement on the FY27 New York City budget: The PSC is grateful to Mayor Mamdani, the City Council, and Higher Education Chair Rita Joseph for a city budget that turns the page on the previous Mayor’s budget austerity. The FY27 budget maintains and…
City Council funds free OMNY cards for over 1,000 CUNY students in city budget deal
AMNY: The City Council is trying to make it a little more affordable for City University of New York students to get to class. The city’s legislature is putting $700,000 toward a pilot program offering free OMNY cards to roughly 1,250 CUNY students across both the fall and spring semesters,…
Why Some Unions Are Joining the Call to “Freeze the Rent”
In These Times: Both supporters and opponents anticipate a first-of-its-kind two-year rent freeze, fulfilling a key campaign pledge of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The hearings also drew wider-than-usual participation from segments of the city’s labor movement that backed his insurgent campaign — including the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), which represents CUNY faculty and…
PSC Statement on June 23rd Primary Elections
PSC President James Davis released the following statement: “We are so proud of PSC’s longtime ally and endorsed CUNY champion Brad Lander for his landslide victory in last night’s primary election, and congratulate our full slate of candidates for their wins up and down the ballot. Brad has stood up…
Union Activists Are Building Solidarity With Delaney Hall Hunger Strikers
Truthout: “As a rank-and-file member of PSC-CUNY for over 20 years, it has been incredible to see the increased energy within our union as a direct result of ongoing organizing by our Immigrant Solidarity Working Group,” Geoff Johnson said. PSC-CUNY has brought “dozens of members and their families” to Delaney…
Opposing the Politicization of Research Funding
The Trump-appointed head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to shift decision making for federal research grant funding out of the hands of experts and into those of political appointees with ideological agendas. If adopted, the proposed OMB rules would undermine the role of peer review,…
CUNY at the Council | Chapter Elections | Rent Freeze Hearings
CUNY Rising Alliance groups, including the PSC, will rally at the gates of City Hall (Broadway and Murray St.) this Thursday, June 11 at 12 noon to demand city budget support for opportunity programs and student scholarships, expanded student support services, and free OMNY cards. RSVP here to let…
PSC/CUNY Calls for U.S. De-escalation towards Cuba and an End to the Blockade
The Professional Staff Congress (PSC/CUNY) condemns ongoing U.S. aggression toward Cuba, including escalations that openly revive American imperialism, falsely depict the country as a threat to U.S. national security, and gravely imperil its entire population. We oppose Executive Orders imposing an energy blockade, sanctions and tariffs restricting foreign oil supplies,…
2026 Chapter Election Results
On May 11, the Elections Committee certified the results of the 2026 chapter elections held in April. The Delegate Assembly heard the committee’s report on May 14th. Thirteen chapters elected chapter officers, delegates, and alternates to the union’s Delegate Assembly. Ten elected representatives to the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund Advisory Council.…
State budget details | Congressional Town Hall this Friday
Join us for an in-person forum at the PSC Union Hall (25 Broadway, 15th floor) featuring candidates running for U.S. Congress in the June 23rd primary. Chuck Park (NY-6), Claire Valdez (NY-7), Antonio Reynoso (NY-7), Brad Lander (NY-10), and Alex Bores (NY-12) are set to attend. RSVP is required.
