Come rally with Columbia graduate workers–Wed, Dec 8, 10AM
Even as we organize for our own major rally this Saturday, December 11, in Long Island City, Queens, the graduate student employees at Columbia University – a UAW local whose 3,000+ members have been on strike for five weeks – are requesting the support of union allies and…
This Week in the PSC (11.22.21): Support for big funding increases for CUNY is growing
Support is Rising for The New Deal for CUNY and Increased CUNY Investment Senator John Liu supported the call for $416 million in public investment in CUNY in the Gotham Gazette last week. Assemblymember Karines Reyes, sponsor of the New Deal for CUNY, demanded that the state stop targeting faculty…
Faculty, Staff & Students Rally in Support of Increased CUNY Funding
Previous Pause Next PSC Urges Trustees To Vote For Ambitious University Budget Request Increases of $416 Million in Operating Aid, $1.25 Billion in Capital Investment Would Begin to Reverse Years of Racialized Austerity New York, NY - Hundreds of faculty, staff and students rallied in-person at Baruch College…
This Week in the PSC (10.18.21): $416M & A New Deal for CUNY | Freedom from Bullies Week
$416 MILLION & A NEW DEAL FOR CUNY RSVP FOR PSC's HYBRID RALLY DURING THE CUNY BOARD MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 4:30 PM Baruch Vertical Campus @ 55 Lexington Ave. (25th St.) & On Zoom The PSC’s 18-month Strategic Action Plan to change the course of CUNY and win a…
This Week in the PSC (10.12.21): CUNY's Good Budget Request | Possible Anti-Bullying Contract Demands
CUNY’s University Budget Request Several planks of the New Deal for CUNY platform - developed by the PSC and our coalition partners in the CUNY Rising Alliance - are reflected in CUNY’s University Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2023 (page 18). A new governor and mayor present a major opportunity…
This Week in the PSC (10.04.21): CUNY Rising Press Conference, Tomorrow at 10AM | Bullying 101, Today at 6:30PM
CUNY Rising Alliance Press Conference to Set Priorities for Remaining Stimulus Funds Lawmakers, CUNY Rising Alliance groups and the PSC will gather for a press conference in the Theatre Plaza of the main BMCC campus (199 Chamber Avenue) Tuesday, October 5 at 10 AM. Together, we will demand a voice…
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…
