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Letter on Coronavirus to CUNY Chancellor

Colleagues:

On Friday, March 6 I sent the message below to Chancellor Matos-Rodríguez asserting the union’s right to information about health and safety procedures during the coronavirus epidemic and our right to negotiate over any changes in employment conditions in response to the virus.

Thank you for the messages we have received reporting on issues that have arisen on your campuses. Members have expressed concern not only for themselves but also for vulnerable students and colleagues. The union principle that an injury to one is an injury to all is literally true now. Please take good care of yourself.

I will provide updates as we receive more information and as we enter into negotiations. Please read the letter, and know that your union is stepping in to insist that our rights and our workplaces are protected.

In solidarity,

Barbara Bowen, PSC President

Virtual Safety Net Committee

The Safety Net Committee plans to meet virtually.

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PSC Presidential Endorsement

A message from President Barbara Bowen to the Delegate Assembly
February 19, 2020

Positions of the 2020 Presidential Candidates on Higher Education

The PSC Executive Council plans to propose the following motion for a vote by the Delegate Assembly at our March meeting:

Queens College Chapter Meeting

CUNY and Albany: The State Budget, The PSC Response
What each one of us can do about the budget

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Town Hall - Make Billionaires Pay!

#MakeBillionairesPay Town Hall to build a statewide movement to win progressive tax policies to meet NY's most critical needs.

Protest Dangerous Attacks on Social Security

The Social Safety Net Committee of the PSC demands that the Administration withdraw in their entirety its proposals to increase and intensify eligibility reviews for disabled Americans receiving Social Security Disability benefits. These changes would strip disability benefits from hundreds of thousands of Americans, as they did when President Reagan undertook similar efforts in 1981.

Leadership Training
Statement of Solidarity with Student Protestors in India

The Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, the union representing 30,000 professors and academic staff at The City University of New York, stands in solidarity with students at Jamia Millia Islamia University as well as with student protestors throughout India in their struggle against state repression of political speech.

Adjunct Re/Appointment Letters Should be Signed

The PSC-CUNY 2017-2023 collective bargaining agreement was ratified by the union at the end of November and approved by the CUNY Board of Trustees on December 16, 2019. In the meantime, CUNY sent out letters of appointment and reappointment that reflect the old 2017 salary rates and, as far as we know, the old number of appointment hours per course. The letters we have seen do not include the additional paid office hour, which will be in effect next semester (spring 2020).

Spring 2020 Tuition Remission for Doctoral Employees

Starting this spring, the new union contract provides tuition relief to all doctoral students who are employed in a PSC-represented title for four additional semesters beyond their fifth year of study.

There is a very quick turnaround between ratification and implementation, so we need to be vigilant that people are not receiving incorrect bills! If you feel that you have been billed improperly, please email the Graduate Center PSC grievance officer at sophia.lingua@gmail.com.

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