This Week in the PSC (09.24.21): Vaccine Mandates at CUNY
The PSC is ready to bargain with CUNY about a possible vaccine mandate to protect public health and members’ rights. It is clear that vaccination is the surest way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the lives and health of PSC members and CUNY students. We also know that the COVID vaccines have been…
This Week in the PSC (09.10.21): Help CUNY Rising #VaxUpCUNY | Successful Union Grievance
Help CUNY Rising #VaxUpCUNY The PSC has received a $100,000 grant, supported by the AFT’s Back to School for All initiative, to fund a campaign to promote student vaccination while building the movement for a free, fully funded and accessible CUNY. CUNY Rising Alliance will help run a campaign to…
This Week in the PSC (09.03.21): Keep Pressing Our Demands for Improved Safety Measures
Keep Pressing Our Demands for Improved Safety Measures We know how challenging the transition has been to begin Fall 2021 and how resourceful you have been in facing the challenges. Among these challenges are the inconsistent messages from CUNY Central and a failure to ensure that each campus adheres to…
Vaccine Mandates at CUNY
The Point: The PSC is ready to bargain with CUNY about a possible vaccine mandate to protect public health and members’ rights. The Message: It is clear that vaccination is the surest way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the lives and health of PSC…
CUNY Faculty, Staff Protest at Medgar Evers College Against the Administration’s Inadequate Reopening Plan
Previous Pause Next PSC members protested in front of Medgar Evers College on Tuesday, August 31 to call out the college administration for failing to follow its COVID-19 reopening plan and to demand stronger health and safety protocols. Watch video of the demonstration on Facebook Live. With the…
This Week in the PSC (08.27.21): CUNYSafeReturn | Urge Congress to Invest in CUNY
#CUNYSafeReturn Classes started this past Wednesday at most CUNY colleges, 17 months after the COVID shutdown. Many professional staff began schedules that include some in-person work the week of August 16. The reopening has been safer and more cautious because of the persistent advocacy of PSC members, and while important…
CUNY Faculty and Staff Protest at Hunter College Against the Administration’s Reopening Plan
Previous Pause Next Members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) and CUNY students gathered outside Hunter College Thursday, August 26 to demand improvements to the College’s reopening plan, which they say puts students, faculty and staff at risk for potential COVID transmission. Click here for the Facebook Live…
CUNY Cannot Combat the Pandemic by Patchwork
8/13/2021 Dear PSC Member, We are writing again in response to the message we all received from the Chancellor yesterday. The approach CUNY is taking to reopening is inconsistent and, given the Delta variant, inadequate. We are asking you to contact the Chancellor, the Chief Operating Officer, and…
