Statement on Mayor Adams’ Restoration of CUNY Funding
After Four Years of Struggle CUNY Funding is Restored Mayor Eric Adams announced today the full restoration of funding cut by his administration from the City University of New York over the past four years. It amounts to $96 million in operating money plus $30 million for ASAP, ACE and…
May Day 2025
In NYC, PSC members marched with thousands of workers organized by the NYC Central Labor Council and its 300 local unions. The demonstrators gathered at Foley Square and marched to the Charging Bull statue at Bowling Green. PSC members carried signs that said “Stop the War on Workers” and “Money…
City academic unions condemn Trump’s attacks on universities
The Chief (behind a paywall): Union leaders gathered outside of City Hall last week to condemn the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education as it withholds federal funds earmarked for university coffers, rescinds research grants and deports students. Leadership of the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, United Auto Workers Region 9A and…
What Could the Trump Administration’s Federal Spending Cuts Mean for CUNY Students?
The Knight News: Amid sweeping proposals to slash federal spending, students and faculty across the City University of New York (CUNY) are raising concerns about the future of financial aid, healthcare, and academic funding. Recent executive orders from President Donald Trump that aim to eliminate the Department of Education (ED)…
Monday’s PSC Town Hall | Mayoral Endorsements
The PSC Delegate Assembly has endorsed five candidates for Mayor of the City of New York. Ranked choice voting, used in a NYC mayoral election for the first time in 2021, allows primary voters to rank up to five candidates. After much discussion and analysis, the PSC is proud to…
Protesters Rally for Academic Freedom in New York City
Yahoo! News: Protesters and politicians gathered at City Hall in New York, New York, on Thursday, April 24, to call on universities to protect students and academic freedom. The Rally for Academic Freedom was organized by the New York City Council Progressive Caucus, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) District…
CUNY faculty, staff demand clarity on backpay
Amsterdam News: Members of the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, AFT Local #2334 (PSC-CUNY), organized a picket line outside CUNY’s central offices located at 205 East 42nd Street in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 15.
Implementation Schedule Released for Raises, Retro, Bonuses
Dear PSC Members, You should have received an email from Chancellor Matos Rodríguez Monday night with the subject “Payout Dates for PSC Contract.” It includes a schedule for the implementation of the raises, retroactive pay, and ratification bonuses that the union negotiated with CUNY management and PSC members ratified on…
Higher Ed Unions Rally for the Right to Learn
NYC CLC: On Wednesday, April 17, educators, students, and union members from across New York City rallied at Foley Square to defend the right to learn, teach, research and protest in the face of escalating political attacks on higher education. Marchers gathered at Washington Square Park before making their way…
Higher Ed Unions Rally in Foley Square, Vow to ‘Meet the Moment’
The Indypendent: Against the granite columns of the New York County Courthouse in Lower Manhattan, hundreds of professors, students, school staff and alumni rallied yesterday afternoon in defense of higher education.
