Vote Tuesday | Tell your Reps in D.C. to Reject the Budget Reconciliation Bill
Congress is finalizing an extreme, harmful federal budget bill that should concern all PSC members. It cuts healthcare and food assistance, makes higher education more expensive, and punishes students, patients and working families to ensure the rich get even richer. Our national affiliate, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), is…
Don’t Rank Cuomo for Mayor | No Kings March Saturday
The Executive Council of the PSC voted to change our union's endorsements for NYC mayor after Jessica Ramos endorsed Andrew Cuomo. We are now urging voters to rank Michael Blake in fourth or fifth place.
NY’s Congressional Reps Must Defend Research Funding | Immigrant Solidarity Petition Delivery
Federal investment in research generates enormous benefits for our health, our global leadership in innovation, and our economy. In the sciences and beyond, federal grants also provide support to students and academic workers. Our Congressional representatives must insist that appropriated funds be disbursed as intended and must resist severe cuts…
Discussion on Single Payer Health Insurance
Friday, May 23, 12:30 PM | In-Person and Live Streamed: State Senator Gustavo Rivera, lead sponsor of the NY Health Act, will be our guest speaker at an in-person discussion about proposed legislation to provide single payer health insurance in New York State this Friday, May 23rd at 12:30 PM…
State Budget Results | PSC Member Stories HEO Edition
Full-timers working at the state-funded CUNY senior colleges are due to receive the $3000 ratification bonus this Thursday, May 15. Contact the HR office on your campus if you do not receive your bonus. Full-timers at the city funded community colleges will receive their $3000 bonuses on Friday, May 23.…
The Mayor’s Restoration of CUNY Funding | NYSUT Resolves to Defend Higher Ed
On Thursday, May 1 Mayor Eric Adams announced that all funding for CUNY that was cut by his administration over the past four years would be restored. CUNY’s community colleges, funded largely by the city, have lost nearly 500 full-time positions since Adams took office. The restoration amounts to $96…
Monday’s PSC Town Hall | Mayoral Endorsements
The PSC Delegate Assembly has endorsed five candidates for Mayor of the City of New York. Ranked choice voting, used in a NYC mayoral election for the first time in 2021, allows primary voters to rank up to five candidates. After much discussion and analysis, the PSC is proud to…
Pay Us Now! Picket Tuesday | No ICE/DHS on Campus
The State is awaiting final information from CUNY that is needed to process our back pay, bonuses, and raises. Some delay was expected and typical but we are not living in typical times! Our last raises were in November 2022, and it’s infuriating that CUNY management has not completed the…
Tens of thousands of NYers say “Hands Off!” | Immigrant Solidarity Meeting Tonight
Over a million people took to the streets on Saturday to stand against Trump, Musk, and the other billionaire oligarchs they represent. Hundreds of PSC members joined tens of thousands of New Yorkers who marched through midtown to oppose MAGA’s bigotry and xenophobia, defend our colleges and students and shout…
Hands Off Our Democracy! Protest this Saturday | CUNY Needs a $144.6M City Budget Increase
The PSC’s City Budget Platform calls for an increase of $144.6 million over the Preliminary Executive Budget to restore Mayor Adams’s cuts and end community college hiring freezes ($80M), to invest in CUNY Reconnect, academic advising, ACE and ASAP ($59.2M), and to expand students’ MetroCard access and capacity in CUNY’s…
