PSC Union Members Arrested During Protests Over Wage Stagnation and Working
CUNY faculty disrupted a CUNY Board of Trustees meeting at John Jay College on Oct. 21st, leading to a protest outside and over 30 faculty arrests. “CUNY offered unacceptable raises seven months ago, a year after their top executives received 27% and 30% bumps in pay,” PSC President James Davis…
Public Power NY pushes leaders for 15 GW of new renewable energy
Over 200 New Yorkers called on Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to build 15 GW of renewable energy at a rally and public hearing at John Jay College on Wednesday night. Speakers ranged from 14-year old students to an 89-year old member of PSC-CUNY, a…
CUNY Chancellor Boasts Enrollment Growth in ‘State of the University’ Address
CUNY chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez on Wednesday laid out a roadmap for expanding the university in the year ahead while reflecting on the enrollment growth at the 25-school system over the last year. At a state of the university address at the City College of Technology Wednesday, Matos Rodríguez pointed…
CUNY enrollment is up for second straight year after pandemic-era declines
Enrollment at the City University of New York climbed by 3% this fall, the second straight year of growth after pandemic-era declines thrust the city’s public university system into financial chaos. The increase was largely driven by more students registering for CUNY community colleges, the division hardest hit by COVID-19.…
2024 SOMOS Inc. conference underscores resilience
Every year, elected officials, union leaders, community organizations and advocates from New York and Puerto Rico come together at the SOMOS Inc. conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to consider how best to serve and celebrate working families, especially in Puerto Rican communities on the island and in New York…
We were arrested fighting for a fair contract that invests in New York
For nearly 18 months, the City University of New York has failed to offer the 30,000 faculty and staff represented by the Professional Staff Congress a new and fair contract, putting the quality of education for hundreds of thousands of CUNY students at risk. That’s why on Oct. 21, we,…
New York Leaders Urge Hochul & NYPA To Expand Public Renewables
As climate action on a federal level is now all but impossible and New York City recovers once again from being cloaked by wildfire smoke, New Yorkers will call on Governor Kathy Hochul to lead the way and build 15 gigawatts(GW) of renewable energy. New Yorkers will rally directly before…
Nov. 9 actions protest Trump’s reactionary program
People quickly mobilized throughout the United States to protest Republican Donald Trump’s election. Demonstrations, most of them on Nov. 9, were held in Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C., Berkeley, California, and perhaps the biggest in New York City. The protests defended reproductive rights and protested Trump’s xenophobic immigration policies,…
Thousands March Against Trump in New York City
After three days mourning November 5, thousands of New Yorkers turned out today in a hastily arranged mass march. Email and text messages brought together people from a wide range of groups, including New York Communities for Change, Climate Defenders, Food & Water Watch, the Professional Staff Congress and other…
Brooklyn College Professors Among Dozens Arrested at CUNY Union Faculty Protest
More than 30 members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY), including those from Brooklyn College, were arrested Monday, Oct. 21 after blocking an entrance to a CUNY Board of Trustees meeting held at John Jay College as part of a protest for a new union contract. PSC, which is made…
