Zohran Mamdani’s Next Big Battle is in Albany
Focus: Zohran Mamdani made history last night, romping to a decisive victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral election. In January, he will become New York’s first Muslim mayor, first immigrant mayor in 50 years, and youngest mayor in a century.
Zohran Mamdani: New York’s Working Class Elects a Movement Mayor
Labor Notes: Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and the Democratic nominee, will be New York City’s next mayor, after trouncing former Governor Andrew Cuomo in a primary and general election double whammy. “The working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power…
Opinion: Why Cuomo Would Be a Bad Deal for CUNY
City Limits: In January 2017, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo stood with Bernie Sanders at CUNY’s LaGuardia Community College to announce his plan for free tuition at New York’s public colleges, under banners that read “Excelsior Scholarship.” His budget director wrote that 900,000 families would qualify for the new program. As a CUNY student and campus…
Now Is the Time to Show Our Collective Power
Common Dreams: There is no question that the contemporary system of higher education in the United States was facing several crises (commodification of education, access and affordability, faculty precarity, violations of academic freedom, the “rationality crisis”, administrative bloat, etc.—what we generally refer to as the neoliberalization and corporatization of education)…
Standing beside you: Solidarity with immigrants in the courts
AFT.org: Since May, more than 200 members from every CUNY campus have taken “court support” training and made more than 430 visits to the federal immigration courthouses. They gather every Thursday and Friday morning for this work, which is intentionally nonviolent and nonconfrontational. Their focus is on supporting families facing…
Sen. Gounardes Introduces Bill to Protect New York from Invasion by Other States’ National Guards
NY Senate Newsroom: New bill would require other states to receive Governor’s permission before deploying their National Guard troops in New York. Proposal comes as President Trump has weaponized state National Guards to crack down on political opposition.
Professor Receives Visiting Scholar Appointment at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
York College News: Professor Remi Alapo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at York College, CUNY, has been appointed Visiting Scholar at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Professor Alapo describes the appointment as a continuation of her commitment to advancing international academic collaboration and global Black Studies. During her…
Mamdani Hosts Reverse Town Hall with Union Workers
The NY Carib News: Less than a day after the mayoral debate, where Zohran Mamdani answered New Yorkers' questions, he joined union workers at a "reverse town hall" where he asked the questions. Zohran Mamdani listened to the issues that New York City workers face everyday.
PSC rallies in support of fired faculty amid ‘climate of fear’
The Chief: A cowbell, a saxophone, drums and chants of solidarity rang out in Midtown Friday as dozens of students and staff of the City University of New York rallied outside CUNY’s central office on East 42nd Street in support of four adjunct faculty members who the union claims lost…
CUNY Union Leads Charge Against Federal Attacks on Labor and Public Higher Education
The Knight News: The PSC has stepped into a more political role, defending labor rights, public higher education, immigrant rights, and student access to affordable education, all linked to President Trump’s agenda. In an August 26th digital report, PSC President James Davis addressed the list of federal threats, from slashing…
