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July 11, 2025

PSC says adjuncts were fired for supporting Palestine

The Chief: Three Brooklyn College adjuncts in various departments were notified on June 13 that they were not reappointed — even though they had been assigned classes for the upcoming fall semester, according to a recent letter to CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodríguez from the Professional Staff Congress.

July 1, 2025

Professional Staff Congress, NYSUT Join With Other Higher-Ed Unions To ‘Slam’ Federal Research Funding Cuts & ‘Demand Across-The-Board Restorations’

WNY Labor Today: In New York City, Researchers at the City and State’s Public Universities affected by cuts to Federal grant funding urged the State’s Congressional Leaders to oppose further cuts to funding proposed in President Donald Trump’s big beautiful Bill. Members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the New…

July 1, 2025

PSC, higher-ed unions slam federal research funding cuts

The Chief: Researchers at the city and state’s public universities affected by cuts to federal grant funding urged the state’s congressional leaders to oppose further cuts to funding proposed in President Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” Members of the Professional Staff Congress, the New York State United Teachers and other higher-education…

July 1, 2025

US STEM Students Are Struggling. Slashing Federal Research Funds Will Set Them Back Further | Opinion

Newsweek: STEM degrees provide good pay and job security for students who earn them, and they are essential to U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. However, most U.S. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors leave college without a STEM degree.

June 26, 2025

LI medical research, higher education hurt by budget cuts

Newsday: As the Senate considers President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill against the backdrop of draconian cuts in National Institutes of Health-funded medical research and higher education, Long Islanders will confront the impact of these decisions on our well-being and environment. As health professionals, researchers and professors of public…

June 17, 2025

Endorsements in the 2025 New York City comptroller race

City & State: In an election where there is not much daylight policy-wise between the two leading candidates, the race to be New York City’s next comptroller has become one focused on coalition building. Though Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine has a much deeper war chest than City Council Finance…

June 16, 2025

“No Kings” Seeded a Mass Movement Against Trump, Backed by Labor

In These Times: Millions of demonstrators across the country came out into the streets on June 14 at more than 2,000 protests in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Organizers estimated that the mobilization, called ​“No Kings Day of Defiance,” drew at least five million people nationwide, which would make…

June 15, 2025

Nonprofits, grassroots groups, unions denounce Trump admin on ‘No Kings Day’

City & State: As nearly 50,000 protesters took to the streets across New York City for “No Kings Day” on Saturday, grassroot organizations, unions and nonprofits were among those leading the outcry against the Trump administration. Coinciding with a Flag Day military parade and the president’s birthday in Washington D.C.,…

June 12, 2025

Labor unions voice their mayoral, comptroller candidate support

Amsterdam News:  Labor unions have announced their endorsements for the mayoral and comptroller candidates they believe will best represent their members. Democratic Party primary elections in New York City are scheduled for June 24, while the Republican Party –– which has selected Curtis Sliwa as its mayoral candidate –– will…

May 27, 2025

The 2025 Trailblazers in Higher Education

City & State:  A onetime staffer in the New York City Public Advocate’s Office, Bettina Damiani is dedicated to the labor movement and to fighting for the faculty and staff at CUNY. As the legislative director of CUNY’s Professional Staff Congress, she rallied members to help in the fight against…

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