This Week in the PSC (02.06.17): Betsy DeVos is Confirmed as Secretary of Education
The Senate, with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Pence, approved the nomination of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education today. PSC members placed many of the 5 million calls Congress received opposing DeVos for her total lack of experience and anti-public school ideology. Two Republican Senators voted “no”…
This Week in the PSC (02.01.17): Back Pay Update
Adjuncts working at senior colleges who did not receive their back pay on January 19 (or received an unexpectedly tiny amount), are scheduled to receive their back pay on the next pay date, Thursday, February 2. Full-time employees who worked overloads as adjuncts or as non-teaching adjuncts during the period…
This Week in the PSC (01.05.17): Governor Cuomo Proposes Excelsior Scholarship
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a proposal to provide free tuition at CUNY and SUNY schools for students with annual family incomes below $125,000. He made the announcement January 3 alongside Senator Bernie Sanders at LaGuardia Community College. Here is the PoliticoNY coverage and here is the news release and…
This Week in the PSC (12.06.16): PSC Calls on Chancellor Milliken to Declare Sanctuary
President Bowen presented this letter calling on CUNY to become a "sanctuary university," as defined by the AAUP, to Chancellor Milliken last Friday morning and sent it to Chairperson Thompson that afternoon. The PSC officers strongly urged the Chancellor to make a public declaration of sanctuary and to do so…
This Week in the PSC (11.16.16): Update on Retroactive Pay and Raises
The PSC continues to push CUNY to issue clear information about when members can expect to be paid at the new salary rates and when to expect their back pay. CUNY officials still say they expect to pay contractual salary increases and back pay in one check in January, but…
This Week in the PSC (11.08.16): Go Vote!
Hilary Clinton is the AFT-endorsed candidate for president, supported also by NYSUT and PSC. Click here for the NYSUT Voter Guide. Clinton and many of the NYSUT candidates are also endorsed by the Working Families Party. Polls are open from 6 AM – 9 PM. Click here to find your…
This Week in the PSC (10.24.16): Two Weeks Left to Get Out the Vote
Two Weeks Left to Get Out the Vote We need PSC members to help identify and turn out union voters who support Hillary Clinton, AFT’s endorsed candidate for President, along with the PSC’s other priority candidates for Congress and the State Legislature. Phone banks are scheduled for Wednesday, October 26…
This Week in the PSC (10.04.16): PSC Office Phones Are Working Again
PSC Office Phones Are Working Again A new phone system was installed at the PSC main office over the long weekend causing an interruption in the union’s ability to receive incoming calls. The phones were expected to be working by Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, the new service provider experienced a widespread…
This Week in the PSC (09.26.16): Do Your Part to Help Win this Election
Do Your Part to Help Win this Election Does this presidential election have you fearful about the future of our country? Did the high stakes of the first presidential debate have you on the edge of your seat? Are you following the latest news about corruption in Albany? Are you…
This Week in the PSC (09.21.16): PSC Members Hold CUNY Management and Trustees to Account for Pay Delay
PSC Members Hold CUNY Management and Trustees to Account for Pay Delay Dozens of CUNY faculty and staff testified at a hearing of CUNY Board of Trustees on September 19 about the effects of CUNY management’s failure to act with urgency to pay our raises. Chancellor Milliken and several Board…
