Health care pricing must be fair in N.Y.
NY Daily News: The threat of hundreds of millions of dollars of funding cuts to vital health care and medical research programs are a clear and present danger to our health system and the millions of New Yorkers who count on it to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
City academic unions condemn Trump’s attacks on universities
The Chief: Union leaders gathered outside of City Hall last week to condemn the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education as it withholds federal funds earmarked for university coffers, rescinds research grants and deports students. Leadership of the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, United Auto Workers Region 9A and Local 1104 of…
City academic unions condemn Trump’s attacks on universities
The Chief (behind a paywall): Union leaders gathered outside of City Hall last week to condemn the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education as it withholds federal funds earmarked for university coffers, rescinds research grants and deports students. Leadership of the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, United Auto Workers Region 9A and…
What Could the Trump Administration’s Federal Spending Cuts Mean for CUNY Students?
The Knight News: Amid sweeping proposals to slash federal spending, students and faculty across the City University of New York (CUNY) are raising concerns about the future of financial aid, healthcare, and academic funding. Recent executive orders from President Donald Trump that aim to eliminate the Department of Education (ED)…
Protesters Rally for Academic Freedom in New York City
Yahoo! News: Protesters and politicians gathered at City Hall in New York, New York, on Thursday, April 24, to call on universities to protect students and academic freedom. The Rally for Academic Freedom was organized by the New York City Council Progressive Caucus, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) District…
CUNY faculty, staff demand clarity on backpay
Amsterdam News: Members of the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, AFT Local #2334 (PSC-CUNY), organized a picket line outside CUNY’s central offices located at 205 East 42nd Street in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 15.
Higher Ed Unions Rally for the Right to Learn
NYC CLC: On Wednesday, April 17, educators, students, and union members from across New York City rallied at Foley Square to defend the right to learn, teach, research and protest in the face of escalating political attacks on higher education. Marchers gathered at Washington Square Park before making their way…
Higher Ed Unions Rally in Foley Square, Vow to ‘Meet the Moment’
The Indypendent: Against the granite columns of the New York County Courthouse in Lower Manhattan, hundreds of professors, students, school staff and alumni rallied yesterday afternoon in defense of higher education.
Rally Kicks Off In New York Over US Federal Move To Cut Funding For Universities
Business Today: Hundreds of faculty, students, researchers, and staff from New York universities rallied in Manhattan on Thursday against policies and funding cuts targeting higher education under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
PSC members await retro, bonus pay
The Chief: Members of the Professional Staff Congress at CUNY are frustrated that, three months after ratifying their contract, they still haven’t received their ratification bonuses, retroactive pay or raises. The union’s rank and file ratified the pact, which provides a $3,000 ratification bonus and two retroactive 3-percent raises, on…
