NY’s Congressional Reps Must Defend Research Funding | Immigrant Solidarity Petition Delivery

Credit: Paul Frangipane

On Tuesday, May 27th, PSC members joined students and community allies to demand that the CUNY central administration ensure the safety and freedom of immigrants on campuses. Union leaders, students, and rank and file members of the PSC’s Immigrant Solidarity Working Group met outside CUNY’s midtown headquarters to deliver a petition signed by more than 7,300 members of the CUNY community demanding “No ICE/DHS at CUNY.”

“Every one of those signatures represents an organizing conversation, a political connection, and the creation of an alliance that is going to sustain our work,” said PSC President James Davis. “We have an immediate goal today to deliver the demands expressed on the petition. We need to see those demands enacted. But we have a longer term struggle, a goal of defeating a fascist administration.”

Read more about the petition delivery here on the PSC website. Photos are on the PSC’s Instagram.

On Saturday, June 14th New York City will march from Bryant Park to Madison Square Park to defy the authoritarian power grabs and billionaire-first priorities of Donald Trump and his enablers. The action is one of 1200 events being organized as part of a national NO KINGS mobilization. Sign up at this link to march with the PSC contingent and plan to meet us at 1:30 PM in front of Guttman Community College on West 40th Street facing Bryant Park (map). The march is scheduled to step off at 2:00 PM.

Trump is spending tens of millions in taxpayer dollars to celebrate his birthday with a military parade—6,000 soldiers, fighter jets, and 150 tanks and armored vehicles rolling through the nation’s capital to glorify his image and silence dissent. All while Republicans claim there’s “no money” for Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, Pell grants, or public education.

Tell us you’ll be there June 14th to march for dignity, democracy, and a government that serves the people—not a king.

NO KINGS: JUNE 14 RSVP

To help you better understand rank choice voting (RCV) and why the union’s endorsement strategy for mayor has five candidates, sign up for a RCV Primer for PSC members scheduled for 6:30 PM on June 9. Register here to receive the Zoom link.

ZOOM Meeting: Monday, June 30, 6:30 PM

PSC members in the following titles are eligible to apply for a HEO-CLT Professional Development Fund award of up to $3000: HEO series, CLT series, CLIP Instructor, CUNY Start Instructor, Non-Teaching Adjunct, and EOC Lecturer.

The union will host an online information session on the HEO-CLT Professional Development Fund on Monday, June 30th at 6:30PM. Register here to participate.