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…
Dozens of unionized CUNY faculty, staff arrested during protest for higher pay
Dozens of City University of New York faculty and staff were arrested Monday during a protest near Columbus Circle to demand a new union contract with higher pay. The rabble-rousers — including Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY) union president James Davis, an English professor at Brooklyn College — blocked the 10th Ave.…
CUNY faculty arrested during contract rally
Dozens of professors and other staff with the Professional Staff Congress at CUNY were arrested Monday evening during a demonstration tied to a prolonged contract fight. More than 30 PSC members, including its president, James Davis, were arrested for blockading the 10th Avenue entrance of John Jay College of Criminal…
CUNY represents the best of New York. It deserves a clean energy future.
The City University of New York is among the most essential institutions in New York City. The school’s 25 campuses and quarter-million students reflect the diversity, resilience, strength and striving of all New Yorkers. The university system does more to elevate students out of poverty than almost any other institution…
Public Power NY, PSC-CUNY Build Pressure on Hochul for Public Renewables
A crowd of around 100 environmental protesters rallied Sunday beneath the smokestacks of a North Brooklyn power plant, urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to use a landmark law passed last year to ramp up production of publicly-run renewable energy sources. Outlining their demands for lower utility bills, improved air quality and…
CUNY’s importance on NYC Economy
New York City is bustling with a variety of colleges, both public and private. Private institutions often burden students with lifetime loans, while the City University of New York (CUNY) system has proved to be a model of accessibility, diversity, quality and affordability.
