CUNY For All at City Hall | PSC’s No Kings Meet-up Site

Five million protested in No Kings last June. Seven million took to the streets in October. We’re stronger now, but the Trump regime has only gotten worse. Be part of the growing movement to fight back against fascism and hate. March with the PSC at the next No Kings on Saturday, March 28th to say No hate! No fear! No ICE! No Kings!

Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers will gather around Central Park South then head south in two streams down Broadway and 7th Avenue before converging at Times Square and continuing on to end at 34th Street. The PSC and other unions will march down Broadway. Bring your family, friends and colleagues to march with us!

The PSC contingent will gather by 1:30 PM at 62nd St. and Central Park West on the park side and will step off at 2 PM heading south down Broadway.

Register here to tell us you plan to march with the PSC at the next No Kings.

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City Council Higher Education Chair Rita Joseph at CUNY for All Press Conference Credit: Paul Frangipane

Dozens of PSC members, students, and legislative and community allies rallied with the CUNY Rising Alliance (CRA) on Tuesday outside New York City Hall to demand CUNY for All. This year, that means replenishing the ranks of full-time faculty and staff, funding free transit for CUNY students, protecting grant-funded programs, and expanding proven student success programs like CUNY Reconnect, ASAP and ACE. Ultimately, it means providing for the truly free and fully funded university that New Yorkers deserve.

We were proud to be joined by New York City Council Higher Education Chair Rita Joseph and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who spoke at the event along with representatives from CRA member groups including PSC President James Davis. The City funds roughly three-quarters of CUNY community college operations, and we will continue fighting shoulder to shoulder with our CUNY champions to ensure local government does its part to make our university system the excellent and well-resourced institution we need. Click here to read more about the event and see more photos.

The Executive Council of the Professional Staff Congress strongly condemns the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Iran is not an imminent threat to the people of the United States, and the shifting rationales that President Trump has provided for war are dangerously misguided.

As a union long committed to advocating for peaceful solutions to international conflicts, the PSC took an early stance against the “War on Terror,” opposing the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, and what the New York Times called “America’s Forever Wars”. We do so again in opposing the unprovoked and unlawfully authorized war against Iran. Click here to read the full statement.

The CUNY University Student Senate is leading the annual March in March for CUNY on Friday, March 27th, just in time for a push before the April 1st state budget deadline. The PSC and other CUNY Rising Alliance groups will be there in support. The event will kick-off at 11:45 AM at Brooklyn Borough Hall. It will end at City Hall with a 1:30 PM rally and student-led press conference. Sign up here to join the march and support the campaign to make transportation more accessible for CUNY students and to ensure every student has the resources they need to succeed.

Join the Immigrant Solidarity Working Group to reflect on what we have done so far and strategize on ways we can prepare for next steps, including planning for the possibility that an army of ICE/DHS agents could invade NYC neighborhoods. At this moment, in the courts, campuses, and communities, amplifying our strength is crucial. This is a meeting for those PSC members already involved in this work – and those who would like to be. You can participate in person and visit the PSC Union Hall (25 Broadway, 15th floor) or join online on Zoom.

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Please join with fellow PSC members to bear witness and support immigrants who are called to the courts at 26 Federal Plaza. Spanish speakers are especially helpful. Meet any Friday at Pret, 7:30 AM at 319 Broadway, across the street from 26 Federal Plaza. PSC training is required to participate and a refresher is strongly recommended if you were trained more than two months ago. The next Zoom training will be held on Thursday, March, 19th at 6:30PM. RSVP here.

PSC members will join Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, Newark Library Workers, New Jersey DSA, and other unions and community groups this Sunday, March 22, 11 AM – 1 PM at the monthly Labor Eyes on ICE Vigil outside ICE’s Delaney Hall Detention Facility ( 451 Doremus Ave, Newark, NJ). Delaney is the only ICE facility in the country that does not have an indoor waiting area. Demonstrators will gather to call for an end to mass deportation and the closure of the detention center. There will also be opportunities to support immigrants as they wait outside by providing translation help and resources such as food, water, blankets, and clothing to meet dress code if necessary.

Let the organizers know you’ll be there. Register here.

Join our union’s BIPOC Working Group at 6 PM on March 24th and April 21st to help create a beautiful new banner for our working group! The event will begin with a half hour of socializing, networking, and refreshments, and the art build will begin at 6:30pm.

🎨 No prior experience or art skills are necessary

👥 Bring a friend: all are welcome

Your presence is an act of solidarity!

Sign up for either or both dates using the form here. Refreshments will be served at both events.

More than two years ago, contract faculty across NYU voted overwhelmingly to form Contract Faculty United – UAW, the largest union of private-university full-time non-tenure track faculty in the country. Since then, the NYU administration has dragged its feet, committed unfair labor practices, and refused to make strong proposals that respond to their legitimate needs. The workers have had enough and have set an unfair labor practices strike deadline: Monday, March 23rd.

Our union siblings deserve a strong first contract with improved job security, compensation, and benefits – and terms that will protect their academic freedom.

PSC members can act in solidarity right now by sending this letter to NYU’s Board of Trustees and high level administrators urging them to bargain in good faith and settle a fair contract. Watch the PSC’s social media feeds and the next This Week for more opportunities to show support.

Higher Ed Labor United (HELU) is a coalition of unions and other groups representing almost a quarter-million academic workers organizing to build a wall-to-wall and coast-to-coast labor movement throughout the academy. Earlier this year, a delegation of PSC leaders participated in a HELU summit on regional bargaining coordination with representatives from 55 academic unions from nine states.

The Northeast Regional Bargaining Next Steps Gathering will be a half-day conference Tuesday, March 24th, 1:30-5:00 PM at the CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Avenue. All PSC members are welcome to attend. (Download a flier.) There is no cost, but registration is required–RSVP here.

Join us to discuss the ongoing attacks on higher education and coordinate effective local, regional, and national responses. Attendees will dive into contract language, discuss urgent issues facing their specific sectors, and make plans for advancing a shared vision for higher education and regional bargaining coordination.

This event is generously hosted by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP) at Hunter College.

Dues-paying PSC members can access free services and discounts provided by our state and national affiliates, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA), and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

All PSC members enjoy unlimited free access to the popular Calm app’s full library of sleep, meditation, and relaxation content, which can be utilized at calm.com and in the Calm app via a desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device. It’s a real savings; the paid subscription is currently $79.99 per year! Members can add up to five dependents (age 16 or older) to receive their own premium Calm subscription. Get started today. Sign up here using your NYSUT ID number. Visit nysut.org/memberid if you don’t have yours.

PSC leaders and healthcare experts are monitoring the rollout of the New York City Employee PPO, the new health insurance plan for active employees, pre-Medicare retirees, and their dependents that took effect January 1st of this year. Union staff will help answer any questions you may have. Submit your questions here.