This Week in the PSC (12.12.17): Our Favorite Photos from the Contract Campaign Kick-Off
Our Favorite Photos from the Contract Campaign Kick-Off Last Monday’s Contract Campaign Kick-off was a powerful—and beautiful—event. Click here to see some of the best photos and here to see a round-up of recent media coverage of the PSC’s work, including a Chronicle of Higher Education article on how our…
CUNY Faculty and Staff Kick off Contract Campaign for Fair Salaries, Quality Education
Unions, Community Orgs, Elected Officials Press CUNY to Negotiate a Competitive Contract for 30,000 Faculty and Staff New York—With their union contract four days expired, hundreds of CUNY faculty and staff represented by the Professional Staff Congress kicked off an energetic contract campaign tonight in midtown. The kick-off—a…
This Week in the PSC (11.22.17): Chancellor Milliken to Step Down
Chancellor Milliken to Step Down James B. Milliken, chancellor of CUNY, announced yesterday that he will step down from his position as chancellor at the end of the academic year. “The PSC will continue to work with Chancellor Milliken while he remains in office and will seek to make as…
This Week in the PSC (11.02.17): A Con Con Would Put Our Pensions and Union Rights At Risk
A Con Con Would Put Our Pensions and Union Rights At Risk Vote No on Proposition 1 Next Tuesday, November 7 Next week’s ballot will include a question on whether the state should hold a Constitutional Convention. The PSC, the Sierra Club, the New York Civil Liberties Union and hundreds…
This Week in the PSC (10.24.17): 2017 PSC COllective Bargaining Agenda Approved
2017 PSC Collective Bargaining Agenda Approved The union’s elected representatives overwhelmingly approved a new bargaining agenda at last week’s Delegate Assembly. President Bowen will now send a formal request to CUNY management to begin the next round of collective bargaining. She will call on CUNY to start before the end…
This Week in the PSC (10.17.17): CUNY Community Tells the CUNY Board of Trustees: Fight for the Maintenance of Effort Bill and the Funding CUNY Needs
CUNY Community Tells the CUNY Board of Trustees: Fight for the Maintenance of Effort Bill and the Funding CUNY Needs The Board of Trustees heard testimony Monday, October 16 at a hearing about the University Budget Request for 2018-2019. CUNY faculty, staff, and students packed the room, and were joined…
This Week in the PSC (10.10.17): President Bowen's Statement on U.S. Supreme Court'sDecision to Hear Janus v. AFSCME
President Bowen’s Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Janus v. AFSCME In late September the Trump Supreme Court agreed to hear Janus v. AFSCME, a case spearheaded by far-right groups on a mission to destroy the political and economic power of unions. Their agenda, in their own words,…
