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,…
This Week in the PSC (09.27.17): Say YES! To Union Membership
Say YES! To Union Membership Here's a brochure detailing many of the raises, benefits, job protections and better working conditions we’ve achieved together as a union. The gains are possible because our dues and fees enable us to use our collective power in the workplace. But the Supreme Court will…
This Week in the PSC (09.25.17): CUNY Students' DACA Fees Will Be Covered
CUNY Students’ DACA Fees Will Be Covered Undocumented CUNY students participating in the DACA program targeted by President Trump will now have the $495 DACA-renewal application fee covered on the spot if they attend DACA-renewal events held by CUNY’s Citizenship Now program. They face a strict deadline of October 5…
This Week in the PSC (09.19.17): Another Attack on Our Health Care
Another Attack on Our Health Care Tell Washington to Reject the Graham-Cassidy Bill The Graham-Cassidy bill is being sold as a compromise—but it’s not. It’s just as bad as every form of Trumpcare that we’ve seen so far and, once again, favors the powerful over the vulnerable. This bill would…
