The CUNY Mayor Cuts CUNY Again | Defenses of Academic Freedom
AFT & AAUP Reaffirm Academic Freedom in Times of Strife The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Executive Council passed a resolution last week: Condemning Hate and Affirming Freedom of Speech on Campus. Read the full resolution, which, among other things, resolves: “that the AFT will call on college and…
Union Members Say ‘Time Is Now’ for Fair Contract
More than 30,000 CUNY faculty and staff members have been working without a contract since February. Now, their union, The Professional Staff Congress, or PSC-CUNY, is gearing up for a day of action starting at Governor Kathy Hochul’s NYC office on December 2.
Lehman College faculty ask president for fair contract
Union faculty and adjuncts held a rally on Lehman College campus last Thursday where they delivered a petition for a “fair” contract to President Fernando Delgado. The rally at Lehman was one of three Professional Staff Congress City University of New York union demonstrations held on the same day with…
Celebrations and Negotiations
PSC-CUNY union members at three Bronx campuses delivered petitions to their college presidents to demand a new contract.
Scandal-Plagued Corrupt Mayor Eric Adams Denounced For Pushing Harmful Budget Cuts
Amid growing investigations by the FBI and the Manhattan DA into corruption in his administration, Mayor Eric Adams is proposing 5% across-the-board budget cuts, despite the City holding $9 billion in reserves and skepticism about the Mayor’s claims about the total fiscal impact of asylum seeker support.
Statement on Cuts to CUNY in the Mayor’s November Budget Modification
It’s confounding to see Mayor Adams, a two-time CUNY graduate who calls himself “the CUNY Mayor”, take a hatchet to the CUNY budget again with this 5% mid-year cut. I guess no one should be surprised because since he took office, Mayor Adams has undermined CUNY at every opportunity, eliminating…
CUNY faculty, staff demand fair contract at campuses across the Bronx
Faculty and staff at CUNY colleges across the Bronx rallied for a fair contract Thursday. Around 30,000 professors, faculty and graduate students across the CUNY system have been working without a union contract since February. Negotiations are ongoing.
PSC CUNY Members Rally for Respect at Bronx Community College
Thursday, November 9th, more than 50 CUNY faculty and staff rallied at Bronx Community College to demand that BCC President Milton Santiago act on local issues and press the CUNY Chancellor in support of the PSC's contract demands.
Bargaining Update 9 | The Chancellor Must Stand for Free Speech
Bargaining Update #9 At the Oct. 26 bargaining session, with 35 members observing, the PSC presented critical demands related to educational technology & distance learning. CUNY management presented demands to expand the number of non-tenure track full-time positions and the duration of their appointments, to remove protections from contractual disciplinary…
Brooklyn Chapters Demand ‘Treats, Not Tricks’ in the Next Contract and Full Funding of CUNY
On Wednesday, November 1, Professional Staff Congress members and CUNY students gathered with local allies, including Councilmember Lincoln Restler, for a Halloween | Day of the Dead themed rally outside Brooklyn Borough Hall calling for a strong and just union contract and increased funding for the University. Led by the…
