PSC Statement on the Verdict in the Trial for the Murder of George Floyd
The members of the PSC join in relief and somber celebration of today’s guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. We extend our solidarity to the family and community of George Floyd, to the anti-racist activists who held the Minneapolis square where he was murdered for more…
PSC Endorses Scott Stringer as Top Choice for Mayor
Momentum for Scott Stringer Grows; CUNY Professors, Staff Endorse Comptroller as Top Choice for NYC Mayor Using Ranked Choice Voting, Union Ranks Dianne Morales #2 for Mayor New York—Last night (April 15), the 30,000-member Professional Staff Congress (PSC) announced that Scott Stringer is its top choice for New…
April Pay Dates for Lump Sum Raises for Assistants to HEO & Lecturers
In February, PSC members waged an intense two-week campaign in response to the CUNY chancellor’s decision to ignore the contract and refuse to pay equity increases to 2,500 colleagues in lower-paid full-time positions—Assistant to HEO and Lecturer titles. Hours before a planned demonstration in front of his suburban…
PSC Letter Urging Rejection of McKinsey Contract on Reopening
Download the letter. April 12, 2021 William C. Thompson, Jr. Chairperson, Board of Trustees Members of the Board of Trustees Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Chancellor, The City University of New York 205 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 Dear Chairperson Thompson, Chancellor Matos Rodríguez and Members…
Statement on the FY2022 New York State Budget for CUNY
Statement on the FY2022 New York State Budget for CUNY Barbara Bowen, President, Professional Staff Congress/CUNY “The CUNY faculty and staff represented by the PSC are delighted to see important gains for CUNY in the budget agreement reached yesterday. The FY 2022 budget rejects every cut proposed by…
Students, Legislators and Union Leaders Stage Last-Minute Virtual Budget rally for CUNY, SUNY
Previous Pause Next April 1, 2021: More than 1000 CUNY and SUNY faculty, staff and students and higher education union leaders sent an unmistakable message to state legislators at a pop-up virtual rally April 1: now is the time to provide increased funding for New York’s public higher…
Lawmakers, Students, Faculty & Community Members March in the Bronx For A New Deal for CUNY Ahead of State Budget Deadline
New Deal For CUNY Legislation Would Enact Free Tuition, Fix Infrastructure & Set Improved Staff-to-Student Ratios Bronx, NY - Today (March 27, 2021), members of the CUNY Rising Alliance and the Professional Staff Congress rallied at Hostos Community College and marched to the Bronx County Courthouse alongside students,…
PSC Statement against Anti-Asian Violence
The members of the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY condemn the murder of eight working people—including six Asian women—at Asian-owned spas on March 16. Their names are: Soon C. Park, Hyun J. Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong A. Yue, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Yaun and Paul Andre Michels. We join…
This Week in the PSC (02.13.21): Defend Our Contract! | Help Pass the New Deal for CUNY
Betrayal: CUNY Refuses to Implement Equity Raises for Assistants to HEO and Lecturers The CUNY administration is refusing to honor the contract they signed—again! First they laid off thousands of adjuncts, then they withheld our 2% raise, now they have said that they are indefinitely delaying payment of the $1,000…
