PSC Member Denied Entry to U.S.
UPDATE: Barbara Bowen reported on Saturday afternoon, February 4, that "Saira Rafiee, the PSC member and CUNY doctoral student who was denied entry into the U.S., landed this afternoon in Boston and is on her way back to CUNY and to us!" PSC member Saira Rafiee granted re-entry…
Confirmed January Dates for Retroactive Pay
A Message from PSC Treasurer Sharon Persinger Dear PSC members, We have confirmed dates! In our meetings and phone calls with CUNY's Office of Human Resources Management, we continued to stress PSC members' anger at the length of time it has taken for the hard-won pay increases to…
CUNY Allies to Mayor and Governor: Stand Up For People of Color, Immigrants By Fully Funding CUNY
CUNY Rising White Paper Praises What Works At CUNY, Calls for $2B in Public Funding to End Chronic Disinvestment New York—The CUNY Rising Alliance and supporters called on Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo today to uphold their post-election promises to protect at-risk New Yorkers by committing to…
Three Things We Can Do Right Now
A Message from Barbara Bowen, PSC President Many of us feel shattered and threatened by the result of the election last week. Violence of all kinds suddenly seems much closer-violence against the climate and against other nation-states, but also against women, people of color, the poor, Muslims, immigrants,…
This Week in the PSC (10.24.16): Two Weeks Left to Get Out the Vote
Two Weeks Left to Get Out the Vote We need PSC members to help identify and turn out union voters who support Hillary Clinton, AFT’s endorsed candidate for President, along with the PSC’s other priority candidates for Congress and the State Legislature. Phone banks are scheduled for Wednesday, October 26…
This Week in the PSC (10.04.16): PSC Office Phones Are Working Again
PSC Office Phones Are Working Again A new phone system was installed at the PSC main office over the long weekend causing an interruption in the union’s ability to receive incoming calls. The phones were expected to be working by Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, the new service provider experienced a widespread…
