This Week in the PSC (03.18.15): Help Make Retro Pay for PSC's Contract Part of the State Budget Negotiations
Contact your Assembly Representatives Now Help Make Retroactive Pay for the PSC Contract Part of the State Budget Negotiations Funding for the PSC-CUNY contract may depend on budget negotiations taking place right now in Albany. More than 5,000 letters about the contract have been faxed to legislators by PSC members,…
This Week in the PSC (02.18.15): Contract Demands Voiced at Brooklyn Hearing
Keeping the Pressure on CUNY for a Fair Contract Contract Demands Voiced at Brooklyn Hearing Dozens of CUNY faculty and staff turned out to leaflet and testify about the PSC’s contract demands at a CUNY Board of Trustees hearing held at Brooklyn Borough Hall last night (Feb. 17). PSC members…
This Week in the PSC (02.11.15): PSC & CUNY to Albany: Fund A Contract with Raises!
Keep Pressure on CUNY for a Contract Offer Sign Up to Testify or Leaflet at the Board of Trustees Brooklyn Borough Hearing, Tues., Feb 17 Your next chance to show collective support for the union’s contract demands is Tues., Feb. 17, when the CUNY Board holds a public hearing in…
This Week in the PSC (01.14.15): President Obama Calls for Free Community College
President Obama Calls for Free Community College Last week, President Obama announced his "America's College Promise" initiative to provide community college education free to students who maintain 2.5 GPA. Under the plan, the federal government would pay three-quarters of the average cost of community college through the state, and the…
This Week in the PSC (01.06.15):PSC Statement on the Killing of Two Police Officers
PSC Statement on the Killing of Two Police Officers The Professional Staff Congress/CUNY condemns the murder of Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. During this period of mourning, we send our deepest sympathy to their families, friends and colleagues. Even though many classes are not in session, PSC colleagues have…
This Week in the PSC (12.09.14): A Moment of Silence
A Moment of Silence The union is calling on all CUNY faculty and professional staff to observe a moment of silence in memory of Eric Garner at 11:00 AM this Thursday. The moment of silence is called for 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 11 to recall that the video depicting…
This Week in the PSC (09.27.14): A New Academic Year Is Beginning
A new academic year is beginning, and the union’s e-newsletter, This Week in the PSC, is back. Check your inbox every week for the latest union news. Also visit www.psc-cuny.org to stay up to date, and follow the PSC on Twitter and Facebook. For in-depth news and analysis, read the…
This Week in the PSC (06.23.14): An Update on Contract Bargaining
Contract Bargaining Update from President Bowen Collective bargaining for a new PSC contract began in earnest last Friday, June 20th. The negotiating teams for the union and CUNY management met for about three hours, and made a good start on what promise to be intense negotiations during the summer. The…
This Week in the PSC (06.05.14): Contract Bargaining Update
Contract Bargaining Update Members of the United Federation of Teachers ratified their contract with the Department of Education this week, and public sector unions across the city are preparing to bargain. The PSC is a public-sector union, but our negotiations are complicated because CUNY is funded by both New York…
This Week in the PSC (05.28.14): PSC Letter to City Council Says Now Is the Time to Invest in CUNY
PSC to the City Council: Now Is the Time to Invest in CUNY The union has sent a letter to City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito urging her to partner with Mayor de Blasio and the PSC in supporting system-wide investments in CUNY. All members of the Council will receive a…
