This Week in the PSC (04.02.12): PSC Elections: Ballots Mailed This Week
2012 PSC Elections: Ballots Mailed This Week On April 2, ballots are being mailed to members’ homes for the election of the 27-member Executive Council (including president, first vice president, secretary and treasurer), and delegates to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), and American…
This Week in the PSC (03.26.12): Part-Timers! The Tier IV Pension Enrollment Deadline is Sat., Mar 31
Part-Timers! The Tier IV Pension Enrollment Deadline is Sat., Mar 31 New York is instituting a new, inferior pension plan (Tier 6) that will apply to all CUNY employees, including adjuncts, who join Teachers Retirement System (TRS) on or after April 1. Teaching Adjuncts, Non-Teaching Adjuncts, and Adjunct CLTs have…
This Week in the PSC (3.5.12): Thursday, March 8 Town Hall Meeting on Pathways
Thursday, March 8: Town Hall Meeting on Pathways Opposition to Pathways, CUNY’s top-down overhaul of general education, is growing across the University. It’s time to reset decision-making on curriculum change! Come to the PSC Town Hall Meeting on Pathways, on Thursday, March 8: hear updates on the union’s litigation, a…
This Week in the PSC (02.29.12): Thursday, March 8: Town Hall Meeting on Pathways
Thursday, March 8: Town Hall Meeting on Pathways: On March 8, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., the PSC will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Pathways, CUNY’s controversial overhaul of general education “If you are one of the thousands of faculty and staff across CUNY who have struggled with Pathways…
This Week in the PSC (02.16.12): Townhall Meeting on Pathways
Opposing Pathways: Protecting Faculty Governance and the Quality of a CUNY Degree Save the date! PSC will hold a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, March 8 from 6:00-8:30pm on Pathways, CUNY’s controversial overhaul of general education and transfer requirements, which circumvents elected faculty input and dilutes academic standards. Hear from…
This Week in the PSC (02.06.12): Watch PSC Leaders and Others Testify in Albany
Watch PSC Leaders and Others Testify in Albany PSC President Barbara Bowen and PSC First Vice President Steven London testified at a state budget hearing last Wednesday alongside leaders from United University Professions and New York State United Teachers. The union leaders were heartened by the Governor’s plan to fund…
This Week in the PSC (01.30.12): President Bowen to Testify at State Budget Hearing
Watch Online: President Bowen to Testify at State Budget Hearing The Legislature’s day-long joint public hearing on funding for higher education in the Governor’s Executive Budget is this Wednesday from 9:30 AM to 5 PM. PSC President Barbara Bowen will testify at the hearing alongside leaders from United University Professions…
This Week in the PSC (01.24.12): Community colleges need investment ASAP
PSC to NYC Council: All students should have access to ASAP-like investment As a political battle heats up about the success of Mayor Bloomberg’s much-celebrated initiative to transform the public school system, critics have pointed out that fewer than one in four students who graduate from NYC schools are ready…
This Week in the PSC (01.09.12): Tax Loopholes Have Got to Go
Responding to the State of the State Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address focused on the economy and job creation. While highlighting SUNY’s role in State economic development, he made no mention of CUNY, the State’s greatest source of economic opportunity for low-income students, immigrants and people of color.…
This Week in the PSC (12.12.11): Albany Has Moved on Taxes, but Not Enough
Albany Has Moved on Taxes, but Not Enough On December 7th, the Legislature passed a bill revamping the State tax structure. In her statement reacting to the tax deal, PSC President Barbara Bowen noted that although the plan represents some progress, it will not generate enough money to restore funding…
