Tax the Rich Event Thursday | Health and Safety Week, Dec 8-12
Join experts and advocates, including NYSUT President Melinda Person and NYS Senator John Liu, for an online town hall about why and how corporations and the ultra rich who just got a huge federal tax cut should pay their fair share of taxes in New York State. Then get involved…
Tax the Rich Town Hall, Dec 4
Fair share taxation is how New York can fund free buses, affordable housing, universal childcare, and a free and well-funded public university. It can keep our public sector strong and protect the services we depend on, even in the face of cruel federal budget cuts. Join experts and advocates, including…
Combatting Contingency | Post-Tenure Reassigned Time
PSC members and allies are invited to participate Thursday, November 13th in a hybrid forum about academic freedom, free speech and the effects of contingency and adjunctification on the suppression of political speech on campus. The event is happening in-person in the PSC Union Hall, 25 Broadway, 15th Floor, and…
Vote Early | Who is Marc Rowan? Webinar
Early voting for the NYC General Election runs until Sunday, November 2nd, and Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th. PSC members are campaigning to elect Zohran Mamdani mayor and to support CUNY champions running for citywide office, borough president and City Council.
No Kings Labor March This Saturday, 10/18
Please, join the PSC at the No Kings Labor March and show the muscle of the NYC labor movement in the fight against right-wing repression. Sign up here to join us at the October 18th “NO KINGS” mobilization!
New Health Benefits Plan January 1st
The Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) has approved a new health benefits plan for active employees, pre-Medicare retirees, and their dependents. The New York City Employee PPO Plan, administered by Emblem and United Healthcare, will replace the current GHI plan administered by Emblem and Anthem/Blue Cross starting January 1, 2026. The…
New Yorkers Flood 26 Federal Plaza Demanding ICE Out of NY
Thousands Flood 26 Federal Plaza Demanding ICE Accountability, Rejecting Federal Troop Presence, Calling on Electeds to Protect Immigrant Communities Thousands of New Yorkers displayed a powerful message of resistance to Trump’s regime of mass deportation at a protest yesterday, September 25th in Lower Manhattan. Hundreds of PSC members joined elected…
What’s Happening to Our Healthcare?
New York City and Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) negotiators have proposed a replacement for the Emblem (GHI) - Anthem (Blue Cross) health benefits plan that currently covers medical and hospital services for about 70% of CUNY active employees (full-time and insured adjuncts and part-timers) and pre-65 retirees and their dependents.…
Union-wide Zoom Forum on Proposed New Health Plan | NYers Against ICE Protest
Wednesday, September 17th, 5PM Union-wide Zoom Forum on Proposed New Health Plan In last week’s newsletter, President James Davis updated members on the proposed replacement for the current comprehensive health benefits plan, Emblem GHI, which enrolls roughly ¾ of the city’s active employees and pre-65 retirees and their dependents –…
NYC Labor Day Parade Tomorrow | Proposed Emblem GHI Replacement
The annual New York City Labor Day Parade will be held TOMORROW, Saturday, September 6. PSC members will march to resist the Trump Administration’s attacks on our civil liberties, institutions and democracy. We’ll have signs, banners, bagels and coffee. Be there and bring your friends and family. One of the…
