PSC-CUNY
The union that represents more than 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York (CUNY)
- 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐘 CUNY cannot become a leading global university system without addressing the hidden housing challenges faced by its students, faculty, and staff. Full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...
- Join us as we continue to provide Courthouse Support on Friday mornings. Sign up here ➡️ psc-cuny.org/issues/immig... Training for courthouse support is required to participate. The next zoom training is Feb. 11 at 12 PM. Register here ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
- We need to win universal childcare, free #CUNY, and an affordable city, and we need to tax the rich to pay for it! Join us for a labor phonebank on February 10th at 6:30PM. Let’s make @mayor.nyc.gov Mamdani’s affordability agenda a reality! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/labor...
- Jabez Chakraborty is a graduate of the York Early College Academy & a part of the @cuny.edu community. He needed mental health intervention, not police escalation, & should not be charged with a crime. Tell DA Katz: Drop All Charges Against Jabez Chakraborty actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
- There is still time to RSVP for today’s discussion: psc-cuny.org/BHMForum
- Go @uupinfo.bsky.social! Congrats on getting an early start on negotiations! The gains you’re seeking on salary & compensation, job security, healthcare, AI, & protection against federal overreach are important for everyone working in higher ed. #Solidarity #1U
- Negotiations with New York State for a new UUP contract began today! The Negotiations Team has been working hard on a comprehensive set of proposals, and team members were looking forward to getting to the table. Thank you to the Team! Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
- Join PSC members on the @nynurses.bsky.social picket line TOMORROW, February 4th between 12-3PM for a solidarity picket to show our #UnionPower. Meet us outside Mount Sinai at 100th St. and Madison Ave. CUNY workers stand with NYSNA! ✊🏽 #1u #NYCNurseStrike #OneDayStronger
- May Day Strong webinar this Thursday, February 5th at 7pm. Scan the QR code in the flyer to register.
- 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! ➖In Manhattan: State Senate District 47 & Assembly District 74 ➖In Queens: Assembly District 36 Polls are OPEN from 6am to 9pm. Find your election day poll site here: findmypollsite.vote.nyc
- 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 Howard Prince, who represented PSC members in contract enforcement for half a century, looks back on a career of feisty unionism. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...
- Reposted by PSC-CUNYWe’re excited to share our newest leadership team to steer our work, now in year 17🎉 We elected three CMs to fill vacancies on the leadership team of our newly-minted, 24-member bloc. Chairs: @cmsandynurse.bsky.social @tiffanycaban.bsky.social Vice Chairs: @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social CM Santosuosso
- RSVP here psc-cuny.org/BHMForum to join us for a panel discussion on Wednesday, February 4th at 6pm in our Union Hall.
- 𝗜𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲. PSC members organizing with the PSC's Immigrant Solidarity Working Group team at City College of NY tabled on campus last week, recruiting colleagues to join the campaign and distributing whistle kits to help warn our communities of ICE's presence.
- Sign up here ➡️ psc-cuny.org/issues/immig... to learn more about the Immigrant Solidarity campus and community work.
- As leading lecturer in Rhetoric and Public Advocacy at @baruch.cuny.edu, Dr. Jamel Hudson blends academic expertise with a deep commitment to strengthening community and the people's voice. #MemberMonday #BridgeBuilder #HigherEdLeader #BHM100
- Each “Member Monday” this month, we’ll shine a spotlight on a Black PSC member who is helping to lead our union and support the @cuny.edu community! Stay tuned to hear about more PSC leaders of color and the essential work we do on our campuses and beyond.
- 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 Takiyah Ali, a delegate at Lehman College, talks about signing up new members. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...
- Solidarity with @nynurses.bsky.social! One day longer, one day stronger. #NYCNurseStrike
- Reposted by PSC-CUNYThis evening we were proud stand vigil to honor the life of Alex Pretti as well as others who have died at the hands of ICE and Border Patrol. These actions by the Trump administration, aimed at stoking violence and chaos, must end.
- 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨! Three of the CUNY Fired Four have been reinstated. We celebrate this victory but will keep fighting until all four PSC members dismissed have been rehired. Send this 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 to Management today! --> psc-cuny.org/issues/reins...
- Join the PSC and allies on Wednesday, February 25th for an all-day bus trip to Albany to make the case to state legislators for a more progressive tax system. Sign up for a bus here: psc-cuny.org/TaxTheRich
- 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...
- PSC members showed up again today, outside Mount Sinai West, to walk the picket line and show our solidarity with @nynurses.bsky.social. #UnionProud #UnionStrong #1U
- #Solidarity with @nynurses.bsky.social! ✊
- Join the PSC's BIPOC Working Group for a panel discussion on Wednesday, February 4th at 6pm in our Union Hall. Click here to RSVP & to learn more about the panelists: psc-cuny.org/BHMForum
- 𝗩𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶 Thurs. Jan. 29 - 5:00 pm 423 East 23rd Street, NYC In solidarity, calling for justice for all victims of ICE and Border Patrol!✊
- 𝗣𝗦𝗖 𝗖𝗨𝗡𝗬 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 Read full statement here: psc-cuny.org/news-events/...
- Special Election Update
- 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! Saturday, January 24th You can find your early voting location here: www.vote.nyc/elections
- PSC members turned out in huge numbers today in solidarity with the call from Minnesota for a national Day of Truth and Freedom. #ICEoutofNY #HandsOffNYC
- We were proud to march alongside thousands of neighbors and labor siblings to demand ICE gets OUT of our communities for good! #ICEoutofNY #HandsOffNYC
- The labor movement is standing with nurses striking for a fair contract with guaranteed safe staffing, healthcare benefits, and protections from workplace violence. Join a PSC contingent on the @nynurses.bsky.social strike lines on Tuesday, January 27, 11AM - 1PM, Mount Sinai West, 1000 Tenth Ave.
- NYC Stands with Minneapolis✊ Rally & March, TODAY at 4 PM PSC mbrs will gather at 3:4 PM at E. 16th St & Union Square West on the park side of the street, near the subway entrances. Dress warm & look for union staff in orange vests carrying red & white signs. Join us: psc-cuny.org/calendar/ice...
- Send this letter to Gov. Hochul and the state legislature to demand they tax the rich to fund universal child care. It’s Our Time ⏰ to win a city that we can afford: bit.ly/childcare-le...
- 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐔𝐒 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚 Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...
- Join the PSC and allies on Wednesday, February 25th for an all-day bus trip to Albany to make the case to state legislators for a more progressive tax system. Sign up for a bus here: psc-cuny.org/TaxTheRich
- PSC President James Davis released the following statement: "@governor.ny.gov’s Executive Budget holds the line on tuition, expands access to free community college, & increases @cuny.edu’s operating budget. These welcome investments are essential to making life in NY more affordable...
- ...So too, however, is ensuring the ultra-rich pay their fair share in taxes. Revenue raisers are essentially absent from the Governor’s plan, but they must be in the final enacted budget." Read more: psc-cuny.org/news-events/...
- President James Davis and new PSC Executive Director Milly Silva spoke with The Chief about expectations for Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, the Trump administration's continued crackdown on universities and immigrants, contract enforcement and more. www.thechiefleader.com/stories/the-...?
- The PSC congratulates Rita Joseph for her appointment as the new chair of the @council.nyc.gov’s Committee on Higher Education! We are thrilled to have a @cuny.edu champion at the helm of this important committee and look forward to working together in the years to come.
- New York City relies on CUNY, and the City Council's partnership is indispensable as we fight to build and protect an excellent, fully-funded, and free university system for all New Yorkers.
- The PSC is thrilled to endorse @ebottcher.bsky.social @dianaforqueens.com & @keithpowersnyc.bsky.social in the upcoming state special elections! We encourage our mbrs in the candidates' districts to support these CUNY champions. Early voting begins this Saturday & election day is Tues., Feb. 3rd.
- Let us know you will be there to say NYC stands with Minnesotans, ICE Out for Good. Our communities deserve to live without fear – free from raids, detention, and the expanding reach of surveillance.
- On January 23rd, we take to the streets to challenge Palantir and Amazon for enabling ICE to rip our communities apart and fueling the machinery of mass deportation and family separation. psc-cuny.org/calendar/ice...
- Reposted by PSC-CUNYToday as we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., let's continue his fight for justice. In our schools, hospitals, workplaces, and communities, it is up to us to stand against injustice and work towards opportunity for all.
- PSC members have been on the picket line in solidarity with @nynurses.bsky.social all week! We’re proud to stand with our union siblings in their fight for workplace protections, healthcare, and safe staffing. Stay tuned for more opportunities to join PSC on the line in the week ahead.
- President James Davis delivered a letter this week to @cunychancellor.bsky.social, reminding him of the University's obligation to ensure on-time pay for adjuncts across the system in the lead up to the Spring semester.
- "Too many of our members live in precarity, without the stability and respect of an on-time paycheck," wrote President Davis. "We will not simply wait to see our colleagues compensated." psc-cuny.org/wp-content/u...
- We’re encouraged that @governor.ny.gov is making public higher ed a tenet of her affordability agenda by extending a tuition freeze & expanding CUNY Reconnect, the state’s program of free community college tuition for high-demand fields. Read more: psc-cuny.org/news-events/...
- PSC members were in Albany today calling on the state legislature to pass the New York for All Act and defend our non-citizen students, neighbors, and colleagues!
- We are proud to stand with hundreds of members of community organizations like @maketheroadny.bsky.social @bronxdefenders and @immdefenseproject.bsky.social in calling for this common-sense legislation to prevent state government collusion with lawless ICE attacks on our communities.
