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December 18, 2023

On the War in Israel and Gaza

On December 14, 2023, the PSC Delegate Assembly voted to join the 78 labor unions calling for the restoration of humanitarian aid to Gaza, for the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas, and for President Biden to call for a ceasefire in the statement, The US Labor Movement Calls for…

December 17, 2023

CUNY orders deeper spending cuts, putting course options and student services at risk

The City University of New York is slashing tens of millions of dollars from college budgets across eight of its 25 campuses, potentially gutting course offerings and student services from counseling to recordkeeping, the Daily News has learned. Central administration ordered the schools — including York, Brooklyn and Queens  colleges — to…

December 14, 2023

Testify TOMORROW (Friday, December 15) against the Admin’s new, deeper cuts

Dear PSC member, Having already demanded $128 million in savings from the colleges in Fiscal Year 2024, CUNY central is now clawing back millions in additional operational funds from eight campuses. Please tell the Board of Trustees to reverse this new round of austerity cuts. Sign up to testify, in-person,…

December 14, 2023

Queens pols want big universities in NYC to pay their ‘fair share’

A group of Queens lawmakers took aim at two of the city’s most powerful universities this week, demanding they pay their “fair share” of property taxes to directly fund their public counterparts. Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and State Senator John Liu introduced legislation this week that would revoke Columbia University’s and…

December 13, 2023

Ending $321M Tax Break for Columbia & NYU to Fund CUNY

Send A Letter In Support of Adjunct Job Security to the CUNY Chancellor Adjuncts deserve steady income and continued access to health insurance. They are due professional respect and fair treatment from CUNY. But management has sought to undermine the progress our union has made for adjuncts. Send a letter…

December 12, 2023

Lawmakers propose nixing property tax break for NYU, Columbia

Columbia and New York University, popular and prestigious universities as well as massive city landlords, pay very little in property taxes as nonprofits. But that would change under a new state law proposed Tuesday to eliminate their longtime tax break in order to channel more revenue to the public City…

December 12, 2023

Lawmaker seeks to end property tax exemptions for NYC’s private universities

State lawmakers have introduced a new proposal aimed at eliminating property tax exemptions for various private universities, notably targeting prestigious institutions such as NYU and Columbia University. The universities have reportedly saved hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to the tax exemptions, which they have then used to acquire additional…

December 12, 2023

New York University & Columbia University would lose tax exempt status under newly introduced bill

New York University and Columbia University are in danger of losing their tax exempt status, which translates to hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Columbia and NYU are known for many things -- excellent education, beautiful campuses, and not paying property taxes. According to the state constitution, they don't…

December 12, 2023

Legislators Launch State Bills to End $321 Million Yearly Property Tax Exemptions for Columbia and NYU

At Columbia University on Tuesday, December 12, the PSC joined state lawmakers to unveil legislation which would end property tax exemptions for private universities who had over $100 million written off their tax bill in the last fiscal year. The bill would impact Columbia University, which is the largest private…

December 12, 2023

NYU and Columbia tax-exempt bill debate

FOX 5 NY's Sharon Crowley has the details on the bill and why the state senator sponsoring it says it's time for these schools to "pay up."

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