PSC Call for Postponement of Upcoming Municipal Labor Committee Vote on Changes to Retiree Health Insurance
On Wednesday, July 14, the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) voted to sign a contract with the NYC Office of Labor Relations (OLR) to move city retirees, including CUNY retirees, from traditional Medicare with supplemental city insurance to administration by a for-profit Medicare Advantage group plan. Click here for…
CUNY in the City Budget
June 8. 2021 Dear Colleagues: We've concluded another year of fighting for a fair and equitable city budget. Thank you to all those who played an important role in advocating on behalf of our union and our students. The City budget for CUNY for Fiscal Year 2022 includes…
CUNY and the Enacted City Budget
The enacted City budget for CUNY for Fiscal Year 2022 includes critically needed improvements over the Executive Budget: the Mayor’s $10 million cut to ASAP was eliminated, $6.5 million was allocated for a job training and placement program that will benefit 1,000 CUNY students, and $4 million was…
City and State Legislators, CUNY Students, Staff, and Faculty Rally against Mayor de Blasio’s Planned Cuts to CUNY
Previous Pause Next $67M Cuts To Tutoring, Child Care, Food Insecurity and Advisement Services New York - Today, the CUNY Rising Alliance — composed of groups representing tens of thousands of City University of New York faculty and staff, students, and community members — rallied against $67 million…
Update on Remote Work Agreement
Dear PSC professional staff, library faculty and Research Assoc/Assts, I hope you are doing well and able to stay cool during this severe heat wave. I’m writing to let you know where we stand right now regarding the Remote Work Agreement. I’m glad to report that in most…
This Week in the PSC (06.23.21): No NYC Cuts to CUNY Rally | Clarion
Rally to Stop NYC Budget Cuts to CUNY Mayor de Blasio's Executive Budget would cut City funding to CUNY by $67 million. His plan would eliminate funding needed to fill empty staff lines when students are in desperate need of more mental health counseling and academic advising. It would cut…
Summer Safe Reopening Campaign
Dear Colleagues, This summer, PSC leaders and members are organizing to ensure a safe, gradual reopening of campus facilities. It is CUNY’s job to provide a safe workplace and it is the union’s job to hold CUNY accountable. Over the past several months, we have developed our capacity…
This Week in the PSC (06.02.21): Detailed Safe Reopening Standards | CLT Unity Day is for Everyone in the PSC
Brooklyn College March to #FreeTheFunds: Beyond Racist Austerity Faculty, staff and students called out Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson last Wednesday for failing to adequately address racism faced by students and faculty and for her failure to release a plan for the $58.6 million in COVID relief funding allocated to…
Changes to teaching modality
June 7, 2021 Dear Colleagues, In the last week of May, Chancellor Matos reminded CUNY college presidents about a “flexible goal” that he was “encouraging” them to attain: that 60% of Fall 2021 course offerings at each college be listed as either in person or hybrid, and 40%…
