CUNY, unionized faculty and staff reach tentative contract agreement
The City University of New York has reached a tentative contract agreement with unionized faculty and staff that includes across-the-board raises and a ratification bonus, CUNY and the Professional Staff Congress announced Monday. The deal, which covers some 30,000 CUNY employees, spans from March 2023 to November 2027. It included…
CUNY and Professional Staff Congress Announce Tentative Labor Agreement Covering Over 30,000 CUNY Employees
The City University of New York today announced that it reached a nearly five-year agreement with the Professional Staff Congress for over 30,000 full- and part-time faculty and professional staff at the nation’s largest urban public university. The agreement, which was approved by the CUNY Board of Trustees tonight and…
This Solar Panel Kills Fascists
The organizers behind New York’s Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) make a striking claim: Solar panels can help defeat fascism. They argue that union-made renewables and credits to low-income energy users can slow the rise of the far right and that, if implemented seriously, the BPRA in New York State…
Columbia & NYU Tax Break Targeted to Repair Disparities Between Private Universities and CUNY
A cross-campus alliance of students is pushing for the REPAIR Act, which would force Columbia and NYU to cough up $327 million in annual property taxes they are currently exempted from.
US elected officials and labor leaders join international call to take Cuba off US’s State Sponsors of Terrorism list
21 labor unions and labor leaders join dozens of elected officials and organizations, marking a major step in the labor movement uniting around foreign policy demands.
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…
