Albany Must Pass the MOE ASAP
PSC leaders were in Albany Wednesday, June 8 standing alongside Senate Higher Education Chair Kenneth LaValle and Assembly Higher Education Chair Deborah Glick to call for passage of a true Maintenance of Effort (MOE) for CUNY and SUNY before the end of the legislative session on June 16.…
This Week in the PSC (05.24.16): Daily News Editorial on Contract
The Daily News ran an editorial this weekend: Time for a CUNY contract: Professors must ditch their strike threat, and Gov. Cuomo must step up. It’s over-the-top and takes swipes at the union and others, but it calls on the governor to help fund the contract. It is exceedingly rare…
This Week in the PSC (05.17.16): News Coverage of the 92% Yes Vote
In the News (May 8-16) The Chief-Leader (Pay Wall): Members Give CUNY Faculty Union OK To Strike, Maybe in Fall Capitol Tonight (Video): CUNY Union Approves Possibility of a Strike Times Ledger: CUNY faculty vote to authorize strike NY Times: CUNY Union Votes to Allow Strike if Contract Deal Is Not…
This Week in the PSC (04.26.16): Show Your Support for the Strike Authorization
Show Your Support for the Strike Authorization The PSC’s strike authorization vote is scheduled for May 2-11. Click here to learn more about how to vote by mail, by phone or online. Send your reason for voting yes to [email protected], or share it yourself with the hashtag #CUNYStrikeAuth. You can…
This Week in the PSC (04.18.16): Pledge to Vote Yes
Strike Authorization Vote May 2-11 Pledge to Vote Yes Last week President Bowen sent a message to members describing the union’s plan for reaching an acceptable contract settlement. In the message, she announced the dates of the PSC’s strike authorization vote (May 2-11) and urged members to “give the union…
This Week in the PSC (04.11.16): NYT Editorial
In the News: April 11 In an editorial published today, the New York Times addresses rumors of a planned CUNY-SUNY merger, which surfaced during the State budget negotiations. The editorial, Don’t Dilute CUNY’s Urban Mission, notes that the merger idea reappeared this year in news reports related to the proposal…
This Week in the PSC (04.06.16): State Budget Response and Analysis
State Budget Response and Analysis The State budget passed last week without a half-billion dollar shift in CUNY funding from the State to the City, but also without funding for PSC members’ back pay and without funding to offset the tuition freeze. In her message to members, President Bowen said…
