Students, educators and advocates call for increased funding for CUNY
The Chief: Students, faculty and advocates gathered at City Hall on Tuesday to demand the city boost funding and fully staff the City University of New York (CUNY) system. They were joined by Rita Joseph, chair of the city council’s committee on higher education, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and union…
Congrats on Your New Job, Professor. Good Luck Getting Paid. (Behind Paywall)
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Hunter Kincaid expects the paycheck from his job as an adjunct assistant professor at the City University of New York to arrive late about once a year. But over the past year, it’s been delayed three times — twice last summer and again in the…
Lander joins St. John’s faculty for MSG rally as union stand-off continues
QNS: Former City Comptroller Brad Lander joined St. John’s University faculty and students outside Madison Square Garden Wednesday morning as part of a protest against the university’s decision to end recognition of the long-standing faculty union. Lander, a candidate in New York’s 10th Congressional District, joined City Council candidate Lindsey…
The Fight to Defend Pro-Palestine Speech on Campus Isn’t Over
Truthout: It has been more than a year since the tents and banners of 2024’s pro-Palestine student encampments came down. But dozens of faculty members, staff, and students nationwide are still navigating the backlash that followed, fighting continued campus repression.
Unions ‘Back Tax The Rich Campaign’ – ‘Reason Increasing Levy On Richest Nyers & Corporations Could Fund Childcare, Tier 6 Reform’
WNY Labor Today: Hundreds of Workers flocked to Albany last week for the latest step in an effort to convince State Lawmakers, particularly Governor Kathy Hochul, to raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers. The Tax The Rich Campaign is backed by a number of Unions, and of the over 1,500…
Opinion: Readers sound off on restricting protest, snowball fights and Trump’s speech
NY Daily News: We don’t need to curb protests. We have police. Manhattan: Last week, I testified before the City Council to oppose one of the problematic “buffer zone” bills highlighted in a recent op-ed (“Why we support the City Council’s Safe Access plan,” Feb. 26). These bills would further empower…
Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests
The City: College faculty unions and the New York Civil Liberties Union are turning up the heat in their opposition to a bill they say would greatly restrict the ability to protest or rally at schools and college campuses. Council Speaker Julie Menin says the bill is necessary to help…
Is Union Power Growing in Mamdani’s New York?
It is unclear if Mamdani’s intervention is what ultimately moved CUNY. But the professors’ reinstatement, long-advocated for by the PSC, points to the resurgence of union power in the city.
‘A Pivotal Point For American Democracy – End The Federal Militarization Of America’ – A Joint Statement From United University Professions, PSC/CUNY, Rutgers AAUP-AFT & The Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union
WNY Labor Today: - United University Professions (UUP), representing 42,000 Faculty and Professional Staff at the State University of New York’s (SUNY) State-operated Campuses, the Professional Staff Congress-City University of New York (PSC/CUNY), representing 30,000 CUNY Members, and Rutgers American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) and Rutgers…
Three of CUNY’s ‘Fired Four’ reinstated
The Chief (behind paywall): Three adjunct City University of New York professors who were told last summer that they would not be reappointed for the Fall 2025 semester after they participated in pro-Palestinian protests have been reinstated for the current semester, the union representing the professors announced on Monday. The Professional…
