Statement on the State One-House Budgets for FY 2027
The State Senate and Assembly budget resolutions announced last night support some of the progressive tax revenue raisers that the PSC and our coalition partners have been campaigning for. (See Spectrum News for more information.) These resolutions are not the final budget; they identify priorities of each house and set…
The Fight to Defend Pro-Palestine Speech on Campus Isn’t Over
Truthout: It has been more than a year since the tents and banners of 2024’s pro-Palestine student encampments came down. But dozens of faculty members, staff, and students nationwide are still navigating the backlash that followed, fighting continued campus repression.
Unions ‘Back Tax The Rich Campaign’ – ‘Reason Increasing Levy On Richest Nyers & Corporations Could Fund Childcare, Tier 6 Reform’
WNY Labor Today: Hundreds of Workers flocked to Albany last week for the latest step in an effort to convince State Lawmakers, particularly Governor Kathy Hochul, to raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers. The Tax The Rich Campaign is backed by a number of Unions, and of the over 1,500…
Taking Over Albany | Health Plan Implementation
PSC leaders and healthcare experts are continuing to monitor the rollout of the New York City Employee PPO Plan (NYCE PPO), the new health benefits plan for active employees, pre-Medicare retirees, and their dependents that took effect January 1st of this year. PSC members can submit questions about the new…
Opinion: Readers sound off on restricting protest, snowball fights and Trump’s speech
NY Daily News: We don’t need to curb protests. We have police. Manhattan: Last week, I testified before the City Council to oppose one of the problematic “buffer zone” bills highlighted in a recent op-ed (“Why we support the City Council’s Safe Access plan,” Feb. 26). These bills would further empower…
Students, Faculty and Staff Rally with Legislators for Increased Funding for SUNY, CUNY, Financial Aid
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Students, Faculty and Staff Rally with Legislators for Increased Funding for SUNY, CUNY, Financial Aid (Albany, NY) - More than 300 students, faculty, and staff from City University of New York, State University of New York, and independent colleges rallied with legislators…
Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests
The City: College faculty unions and the New York Civil Liberties Union are turning up the heat in their opposition to a bill they say would greatly restrict the ability to protest or rally at schools and college campuses. Council Speaker Julie Menin says the bill is necessary to help…
Equity Raises Begin in 2026
A series of new contractual raises negotiated by our union for specific job titles is going into effect this year. These raises exceed the across-the-board annual negotiated increases in an effort to improve equity and make gains for CUNY’s lowest paid faculty and professional staff titles, and they began with…
Honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson
The PSC mourns the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, two-time presidential candidate, faith leader, and champion of organized labor. For more than 65 years, from his youth spent opposing segregation in North Carolina to his time organizing in Chicago to his breakthrough presidential campaigns and his decades as an elder…
Take Over Albany to Tax the Rich | On the ground in Minneapolis
New Yorkers are demanding a better, more affordable life with universal childcare, free buses, and a free and fully funded CUNY system. We’re organizing to take over Albany on Wednesday, February 25th to win the higher taxes on corporations and the rich that are necessary to fund our affordability agenda…
