This Week in the PSC (03.04.14): Student, Faculty & Staff Join Forces to Demand Public Higher Ed Investment
Student, Faculty and Staff Join Forces to Demand Investment in Public Higher Education Hundreds of students, faculty and college staff traveled to Albany on February 26 from every corner of the state to demand a better state budget for CUNY and SUNY and a long-term strategy for investing in public…
This Week in the PSC (02.11.14): CUNY Begins to Yield on Pathways
CUNY Begins to Yield on Pathways The CUNY central administration has finally begun to listen to the majority of faculty about Pathways. Changes to the new core curriculum will begin in Fall 2014, according a memo from Interim Chancellor William Kelly. The memo outlines the changes to Pathways that are…
This Week in the PSC (01.27.14): PSC outlines goals for the incoming chancellor
PSC outlines goals for incoming chancellor, Chancellor James B. Milliken During the intersession, the CUNY Board of Trustees voted to appoint James B. Milliken, president of the University of Nebraska system, as the next Chancellor of CUNY. (Read CUNY’s announcement.) Barbara Bowen, president of the PSC, released this statement welcoming…
This Week in the PSC (12.16.13): Contract Rights Upheld in Pathways Grievance
Look for the next issue of This Week in the PSC in January 2014. Best wishes to all for the holiday season. Contract Rights Upheld in Pathways Grievance CUNY management was defeated in its attempt to block consideration of a union grievance on the way the University implemented…
This Week in the PSC (11.18.13): HEO/CLT Timesheets Campaign Petition Drive
HEO/CLT Timesheets Campaign Petition Drive Union members in HEO, CLT and Research series titles are organizing a university-wide petition campaign pressing CUNY to negotiate with the PSC on the implementation of the new time-sheet system. The drive started in early November at BMCC and City Tech and was launched CUNY-wide…
This Week in the PSC (11.11.13): Your 2013 PSC/CUNY COPE Brochure Is in the Mail
In the Mail: Your 2013 PSC/CUNY COPE Brochure This November, PSC members overwhelmingly supported the candidate we endorsed for Mayor, Bill de Blasio, and helped to elect the most progressive City Council candidates in many years. Soon we'll have a mayor and council who understand the importance of investing in…
This Week in the PSC: Make a Plan to Vote Bill de Blasio for Mayor—Tues., Nov. 5
Make a Plan to Vote Bill de Blasio for Mayor—Tues., Nov. 5 When will you vote tomorrow? Planning ahead is the best way to make time to vote. The PSC endorses Bill de Blasio for Mayor for his strategic vision for CUNY and his focus on ending economic inequality. The…
This Week in the PSC (10.29.13): Support Campus Equity Week
Support Campus Equity Week It’s Campus Equity Week, a time to renew our commitment to improving the working conditions of adjunct faculty, organize for action and build solidarity among our colleagues. PSC is marking Campus Equity Week this week and next week by sharing some of the job-insecurity testimony adjuncts…
This Week in the PSC (10.22.13):Audit of Dependent Heath Coverage Deadline Extended to Nov. 4
Audit of Dependent Heath Coverage Deadline Extended to November 4 PSC bargaining unit members and retirees under 80 years of age who have dependents covered by their City health insurance plan have been receiving notices from the City over the past few weeks about the Audit of Dependent Benefits Eligibility.…
This Week in the PSC (10.15.13): Collecting Adjunct's Job-Insecurity Stories
Adjuncts: Share Your Job-Insecurity Story! Job security for adjuncts is a priority demand for the PSC in the current round of collective bargaining for a new contract. To support the union's negotiations with CUNY management about this issue, PSC is collecting stories about how job insecurity personally affects adjuncts at…
