This Week in the PSC (10.17.17): CUNY Community Tells the CUNY Board of Trustees: Fight for the Maintenance of Effort Bill and the Funding CUNY Needs
CUNY Community Tells the CUNY Board of Trustees: Fight for the Maintenance of Effort Bill and the Funding CUNY Needs The Board of Trustees heard testimony Monday, October 16 at a hearing about the University Budget Request for 2018-2019. CUNY faculty, staff, and students packed the room, and were joined…
This Week in the PSC (10.10.17): President Bowen's Statement on U.S. Supreme Court'sDecision to Hear Janus v. AFSCME
President Bowen’s Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Janus v. AFSCME In late September the Trump Supreme Court agreed to hear Janus v. AFSCME, a case spearheaded by far-right groups on a mission to destroy the political and economic power of unions. Their agenda, in their own words,…
This Week in the PSC (09.27.17): Say YES! To Union Membership
Say YES! To Union Membership Here's a brochure detailing many of the raises, benefits, job protections and better working conditions we’ve achieved together as a union. The gains are possible because our dues and fees enable us to use our collective power in the workplace. But the Supreme Court will…
This Week in the PSC (09.25.17): CUNY Students' DACA Fees Will Be Covered
CUNY Students’ DACA Fees Will Be Covered Undocumented CUNY students participating in the DACA program targeted by President Trump will now have the $495 DACA-renewal application fee covered on the spot if they attend DACA-renewal events held by CUNY’s Citizenship Now program. They face a strict deadline of October 5…
This Week in the PSC (09.19.17): Another Attack on Our Health Care
Another Attack on Our Health Care Tell Washington to Reject the Graham-Cassidy Bill The Graham-Cassidy bill is being sold as a compromise—but it’s not. It’s just as bad as every form of Trumpcare that we’ve seen so far and, once again, favors the powerful over the vulnerable. This bill would…
This Week in the PSC (05.08.17) Deadline for One-Year and Three-Year Adjunct Appointment Notification: May 15
Pursuant to the contract and the 2010-17 MOA, notice must be provided on or before May 15 for both one-year and three year adjunct appointments. The contract requires that every appointment letter include the adjunct’s title and hourly rate of pay. Adjuncts are entitled to a one-year appointment if they…
This Week in the PSC (05.04.17): PSC Members Testify About Adjunct Faculty Pay
Dozens of PSC members testified in support of the PSC’s demand to increase the pay of adjunct faculty to $7,000 per course at the last CUNY Board of Trustees hearing. Written testimony submitted by some of the members who spoke at the hearing is posted here on the PSC website.…
This Week in the PSC (04.19.17): Pay Increases April 20
The final salary increase of 1.5% under the 2010-17 Memorandum of Agreement between PSC and CUNY will take effect on April 20, 2017. If you are a full-time employee at a senior college, you will receive the contractual increase of 1.5% in the bi-weekly paycheck dated 4/27/17. This paycheck is…
This Week in the PSC (04.03.17): PSC Election Ballots Mailed—Mon., Apr. 3
Fourteen PSC chapters will be electing officers this spring, along with delegates and alternates to the PSC Delegate Assembly and members of the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund Advisory Council. Vote and make sure your voice is heard. Ballots were mailed to members’ home addresses on April 3, 2017. Ballots in uncontested…
This Week in the PSC (03.27.17): Student-Led “March in March” to #SaveCUNY—Wed., Mar. 29, 4 PM
Student-Led “March in March” to #SaveCUNY—Wed., Mar. 29, 4 PM CUNY students, led by the New York City College of Technology Student Government Association, will march across the Brooklyn Bridge this Wednesday, March 29 at 4 PM to demand State investment in their university and to oppose tuition hikes. They’re…
