This Week in the PSC (10.07.20): Help PSC Members Get Out the Vote | Pledge to Vote on the WFP Line
Help PSC Members Get Out The Vote PSC members are gathering on Zoom twice a week from now until Election Day to call AFT members in swing-states and urge them to vote Joe Biden for President. We’re also mobilizing union volunteers to help get out the vote for State Senator…
This Week in the PSC (09.11.20): Tell the Gov. to Tax the Ultra-Rich | March for Climate Justice Through Racial Justice
Now is the moment to increase the pressure for fair taxes! After months of organizing and advocacy by a coalition of unions including the PSC, Governor Cuomo has finally shifted his position on new taxes to raise revenue. For the first time, the governor has acknowledged that new taxes on…
This Week in the PSC (08.11.20): Fightback Thursday Vigil for Lives Lost and Those Threatened
Vigil for Lives Lost and Those Threatened, Thurs., Aug. 13, 3-4 PM Sign up to participate on Zoom or in person, Thurs., Aug. 13, 3-4 PM. PSC’s Fightback Thursday Committee is organizing a vigil with a simple but powerful message: "We have lost people, and CUNY has an obligation to…
This Week in the PSC (04.27.20): Opposing Cuts to CUNY | Help Observe Workers' Memorial Day Tomorrow
Tell Chairperson Thompson and Chancellor Matos Rodríguez that PSC Will Fight for Every Job at CUNY President Bowen has sent a video message to members opposing preemptive cuts to CUNY. The PSC will not stand by while budgets are cut without justification and without a fight. Watch the video then…
This Week in the PSC (03.10.20): COVID-19 | Budget Emergency Actions
Coronavirus Bargaining Demands The PSC has sent Chancellor Matos-Rodríguez a written request to negotiate in response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 and a preliminary list of Coronavirus Bargaining Demands. The Chancellor has responded in writing, but has not agreed to begin bargaining immediately. The PSC will keep members updated as the…
This Week in the PSC (03.02.20): Declaring a Budget Emergency at CUNY
Budget Emergency Day, March 12 Wear #RedforEd and Take Action The budget emergency at CUNY is sabotaging our students, our work, our health, our future. It's time we transferred the crisis to Albany by taking action together. Everyone can do something on March 12 to stop the starvation of CUNY.…
This Week in the PSC (02.19.20): Three ways every PSC member can join the fight for CUNY
Tell Albany to Stop Starving CUNY Send a letter to your legislators. The NYS budget will be finalized in six weeks. The PSC is pushing legislators to make CUNY a top priority in this year’s budget. Key legislators are responding, but we need to keep the pressure on. Send this…
This Week in the PSC (02.05.20): Demanding 232.6 Million Dollars for CUNY
CUNY Rally Against Lack of Funding and Tuition Hikes—Thurs., Feb. 6 Student groups are mobilizing for a CUNY Rally against Lack of Funding and Tuition Hikes tomorrow, Thursday, February 6 at Baruch College. PSC members and leaders will be there to show our support for the position. We need as…
This Week in the PSC (12.18.19): Contract Approved by Board of Trustees | Fix CUNY
PSC-CUNY Contract Approved by Board of Trustees The CUNY Board of Trustees voted to approve the collective bargaining agreement between the PSC and the University at a meeting held Monday night at Baruch College. The approval process is now complete. The union’s bargaining team and Contract Enforcement department will be…
This Week in the PSC (12.11.19): Join the PSC Campaign for a Fully Funded CUNY
CUNY Budget Request for 2020-2021 PSC officers, union members and student leaders testified on Monday night at a Board of Trustees hearing on CUNY’s University Budget Request for academic year 2020-2021. The University is requesting an additional $277.4 million above the current operating budget, a 7.5% increase. The proposed increase…
