Building the union’s electoral power
This year, progressive state assembly members and senators will fight to keep their seats and maintain a Democratic majority in both state legislative houses. The following year looks to be just as busy, with progressive city council members up for re-election and a possible Democratic primary challenge to Mayor Eric…
Adjunct CLT Rights and Benefits
Download Adjunct CLT Brochure Exercise your right to join your union, the Professional Staff Congress, which represents full-time and part-time faculty and professional staff at CUNY. Submit a membership authorization card online at psc-cuny.org/join-psc. College Laboratory Technicians (CLTs) are the backbone of CUNY’s science and technology programs. Without us, the…
Taking the message across the city
More than 20 speakers from CUNY campuses in Queens participated in a speak-out action to bring awareness to issues including unsanitary working conditions, a lack of funding for faculty and staff positions, and a failure by CUNY Central to advocate for critical city and state funding for the University. Those…
Support for Adjuncts | 100s Rally for City Investment in CUNY
Adjunct Letters of Appointment and Non-Reappointment The deadline by which CUNY adjuncts were required to receive a letter of reappointment or non-reappointment was Monday, May 15. If you are an adjunct who has not received a letter, please notify the union. If you have been notified that you have…
Adding to the PSC's in-house power
They have led digital organizing campaigns, built coalitions around affordable housing and directed election campaigns for national political candidates. These are some of the accomplishments of the newly hired PSC staff, who will be strengthening the union’s power on campus and throughout the city. “I’m definitely excited to see what…
A fair contract for a people’s CUNY
The next PSC-CUNY contract will be historic as it is the first to register the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives and work. The union will continue to address the areas of need that preexisted the pandemic and build on the advances of previous negotiations. But this contract…
Organizing in a contract year
This spring begins a major push for a contract that meets the needs of all PSC members. To secure the contract that PSC members deserve, the union must fight for a fair budget that meets CUNY’s needs. Make a plan to get involved this year. Talk to lawmakers about the…
Union Week
UNION WEEK EVENTS All Week: Check Your Pension Wear Red for Higher Education, Monday, 12/5 (ALL DAY) CUNY Board of Trustees Meeting, Monday, 12/5, 4:30pm Joint PSC/UUP presser at Hostos on 12/8, 1 PM Assertiveness Training on 12/8, 6:30 – 8:30 pm via Zoom All…
Defend the Social Safety Net
URGENT Protest Dangerous Attacks on Social Security! Read more. THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET WORKING GROUP [Our Current Campaign to Target Congress in Defense of Safety Net: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and other safety net programs are in the crosshairs of the 115th Congress. Given the louder…
PSC’s Spring membership drive
Signing up new members May 2022 By The PSC In April, PSC chapter leaders, organizers and campus action teams mobilized to systematically contact colleagues who have not yet joined the union. Nonmembers can easily join the PSC at psc-cuny.org/join-psc. We are less than one year out from the end of…
