Safe reopening update & Fall schedule
8/2/2021 Dear Colleagues, I’m writing with an update on the PSC’s position on CUNY’s current reopening guidance and the Fall semester. The pressure that our members brought to bear around safety in reopening led the administration to postpone the August 2 reopening target to August 16. That was…
Updates on Safe Reopening and Delayed 2% Raise
Dear Colleagues, We hope your summer is off to a terrific start. The PSC has been working on a number of fronts, and we’re writing to update you on safety in reopening the campuses and on our delayed 2% raise. Safe return to work CUNY intends to begin…
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…
