This Week in the PSC (12.16.21): Urge Albany to Pass the New Deal for CUNY | Pledge Not to Scab
Urge Your Legislators to Support the New Deal for CUNY Send and Share the CUNY Rising Alliance Action Letter CUNY Rising Alliance and the PSC are building on the hugely successful march in Queens with a letter campaign meant to build broad community, alumni and student support for increased CUNY…
This Week in the PSC (12.01.21): Sign the Petition! CUNY Safe Return Cannot Be One Size Fits All
#CUNYSafeReturn Cannot Be One Size Fits All The PSC expects the University administration to provide clear, sensible, safe guidance for the Spring 2022 semester that is responsive to emerging information about new COVID variants. Add your name to this petition calling on the Chancellor to reject arbitrary one-size-fits-all standards that…
This Week in the PSC (11.22.21): Support for big funding increases for CUNY is growing
Support is Rising for The New Deal for CUNY and Increased CUNY Investment Senator John Liu supported the call for $416 million in public investment in CUNY in the Gotham Gazette last week. Assemblymember Karines Reyes, sponsor of the New Deal for CUNY, demanded that the state stop targeting faculty…
This Week in the PSC (10.18.21): $416M & A New Deal for CUNY | Freedom from Bullies Week
$416 MILLION & A NEW DEAL FOR CUNY RSVP FOR PSC's HYBRID RALLY DURING THE CUNY BOARD MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 4:30 PM Baruch Vertical Campus @ 55 Lexington Ave. (25th St.) & On Zoom The PSC’s 18-month Strategic Action Plan to change the course of CUNY and win a…
This Week in the PSC (10.12.21): CUNY's Good Budget Request | Possible Anti-Bullying Contract Demands
CUNY’s University Budget Request Several planks of the New Deal for CUNY platform - developed by the PSC and our coalition partners in the CUNY Rising Alliance - are reflected in CUNY’s University Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2023 (page 18). A new governor and mayor present a major opportunity…
This Week in the PSC (10.04.21): CUNY Rising Press Conference, Tomorrow at 10AM | Bullying 101, Today at 6:30PM
CUNY Rising Alliance Press Conference to Set Priorities for Remaining Stimulus Funds Lawmakers, CUNY Rising Alliance groups and the PSC will gather for a press conference in the Theatre Plaza of the main BMCC campus (199 Chamber Avenue) Tuesday, October 5 at 10 AM. Together, we will demand a voice…
This Week in the PSC (09.24.21): Vaccine Mandates at CUNY
The PSC is ready to bargain with CUNY about a possible vaccine mandate to protect public health and members’ rights. It is clear that vaccination is the surest way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the lives and health of PSC members and CUNY students. We also know that the COVID vaccines have been…
This Week in the PSC (09.10.21): Help CUNY Rising #VaxUpCUNY | Successful Union Grievance
Help CUNY Rising #VaxUpCUNY The PSC has received a $100,000 grant, supported by the AFT’s Back to School for All initiative, to fund a campaign to promote student vaccination while building the movement for a free, fully funded and accessible CUNY. CUNY Rising Alliance will help run a campaign to…
This Week in the PSC (09.03.21): Keep Pressing Our Demands for Improved Safety Measures
Keep Pressing Our Demands for Improved Safety Measures We know how challenging the transition has been to begin Fall 2021 and how resourceful you have been in facing the challenges. Among these challenges are the inconsistent messages from CUNY Central and a failure to ensure that each campus adheres to…
This Week in the PSC (08.27.21): CUNYSafeReturn | Urge Congress to Invest in CUNY
#CUNYSafeReturn Classes started this past Wednesday at most CUNY colleges, 17 months after the COVID shutdown. Many professional staff began schedules that include some in-person work the week of August 16. The reopening has been safer and more cautious because of the persistent advocacy of PSC members, and while important…
