PSC Pushes for ASAP Funding at City Council Hearng
At a 4/20/23 hearing of the City Council's Committee on Higher Education, PSC members testified about the value and success of ASAP--Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP). Penny Lewis, PSC Secretary, explained "ASAP is a nationally recognized program that provides comprehensive student support and advising, career services, tuition assistance, free…
Research Foundation Workers Skip Management Lunch; Picket for a Fair Contract
On Wednesday, April 19, private-sector workers represented by the PSC at the CUNY Research Foundation Central Office skipped the management-provided lunch during their all-staff meeting to form a picket line and demand a fair contract. The RFCO workers have been in negotiations for six months, but RF management is still…
CUNY Orgs Keep Pushing For New Deal Amid Hochul’s Budget Delays
Governor Kathy Hochul’s executive budget and its funding allocation for CUNY remain in limbo, with state officials missing their April 1 deadline. As the stalemate continues as of press time, CUNY professors, staff, and students continue pressuring officials to pass the New Deal for CUNY, a bill that would make…
CUNY Funding a Key Issue in State and City Budget Negotiations
Funding for the City University of New York, CUNY, is among a number of major focus issues as elected officials negotiate a new state budget this month and a new city budget by July. Lawmakers, students, faculty, and others are concerned about proposals in both Governor Kathy Hochul’s and Mayor…
Late State Budget Rally
April 13, 2023 As state budget negotiations dragged on, a crowd of 80 PSC members, students and CUNY allies rallied outside the Governor's midtown office to call for funding increases for CUNY and reject proposed tuition hikes for students. New Deal for CUNY sponsors Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member…
AOC rallies with progressive leaders in Astoria, calling on legislators to prioritize the working class in the delayed state budget
With the New York state budget nearly two weeks late and negotiations between Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature struggling to move forward, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a rally in Astoria to hopefully influence the final budget. The elected officials on Wednesday, April 13, urged state legislators to…
State Budget Rally at the Gov’s NYC office tomorrow
Late State Budget Rally Gov Kathy Hochul’s NYC Office 633 3rd Ave., Manhattan Thursday, April 13, 1 PM RSVP HERE The State budget is late, and even though we’d rather be resting and having fun during spring break we must keep the pressure on for a New Deal for CUNY…
CUNY Writing Teachers Fight Back against Cuts
Last week, writing instructors at the City College of New York received a crushing email: by order of the Provost, their classes would be “worth” fewer workload hours, despite the workload not changing at all. For part-time faculty (also known as adjuncts), this would mean a 20 percent pay cut,…
Statement on the NYC Council Budget Response
PSC President James Davis released the following statement regarding the NYC Council's response to the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2024 Preliminary Budget: "We thank the Speaker and the Council for standing strong for CUNY and other institutions on which New Yorkers depend. CUNY enables students to transform themselves economically and…
USG advocates for CUNY students
State officials will be voting on the proposals for Fiscal Year 2024, administered by Gov. Kathy Hochul, on April 1. The governor has shared plans to increase CUNY tuition by about $144-$424 per semester. The Undergraduate Student Government finds this change unacceptable, especially considering the skyrocketing cost of living for…
