Vaccines 101
Dr. Jennifer Rosen from the Bureau of Immunization, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and her colleague Dr. Julian Watkins answered PSC members’ questions about the availability and the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines at two webinars this week. Members of the PSC Health and Safety Watchdogs…
CUNY Faculty & Students Call on Chancellor to Use New Federal Stimulus Funds to Keep Classes Open
Demands Moratorium on Bursar’s Holds for Student Debt New York—Faculty, students and union leaders were joined today by NYC Council Higher Education Chair Inez Barron at a press conference to demand that CUNY use the $455 million in new federal relief funds allocated to CUNY colleges to keep…
2021 NYC Endorsements
Previous Pause Next PSC ENDORSEMENTS FOR CITY-WIDE OFFICE PSC Endorses Brad Lander for NYC Comptroller “In the city’s current economic crisis, the role of New York City Comptroller has become more vital than ever. Brad Lander is the right person for this tough moment. He will simultaneously safeguard…
PSC leadership continues to press for access to vaccines
When the priority categories for access to COVID vaccines were expanded last month to include “educators,” the PSC took the lead in pushing for inclusion of higher education faculty and staff working on campus in “phase 1B.” Together with the union’s statewide affiliate, NYSUT, and counterpart union at…
Governor Cuomo’s Executive Budget
Governor Cuomo released his Executive Budget proposal last week along with two plans to close the State’s $15 billion deficit. (Video of his presentation and news release.) The first plan assumes a $6 billion infusion of stimulus funding from Washington and closes the remaining gap with a combination…
Governor Cuomo’s Executive Budget
Governor Cuomo released his Executive Budget proposal last week along with two plans to close the State’s $15 billion deficit. (Video of his presentation and news release.) The first plan assumes a $6 billion infusion of stimulus funding from Washington and closes the remaining gap with a combination…
Jumaane Williams for NYC Public Advocate
The PSC Delegate Assembly has voted to make Jumaane Williams the PSC's first endorsement of the 2021 NYC elections. “The PSC is proud to endorse Jumaane Williams for Public Advocate. Jumaane is an outspoken advocate for CUNY and an indefatigable voice for racial and economic justice. As a…
PSC Calls for Access to Vaccinations for All In-Person CUNY Workers
NEWS RELEASE Friday, January 15, 2021 NY’s 1B Classification Includes ‘In-person College Instructors,’ but Fails to Name Explicitly In-Person Staff Who Are At Risk of COVID Exposure New York—On Monday, as a result of advocacy by the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, together with its statewide affiliate NYSUT and sister…
Update on Availability of Vaccines
Dear PSC Members, I have a few short updates on availability of COVID vaccines, and I will keep sharing information as we receive it. Thank you for the many kind responses the union has received to my previous messages about the vaccine. We are trying to answer individual…
