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ACT NOW! retirees page
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CURRENT CAMPAIGNS Letters for Retirees Click here to send a letter supporting legislation that would extend unemployment benefits to part-time faculty Click here to send a letter supporting legislation that would provide relief to ORP participants, who are presently among the only public employees who have no relief from required pension contributions after ten years or more of service. ATTENTION RETIREES:
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE State leaders reached a budget agreement in Albany at the end of March and passed a budget on Sunday, April 1. The higher education portion of the final budget reflects six years of aggressive campaigning by the PSC to shift the budget from annual decreases to at least modest increases. It funds mandatory costs and some increases for CUNY, but falls short of the investment in CUNY the union advocated to reverse the effects of years of austerity. We will report on details as they become available. Thank you to the hundreds of PSC members who lobbied, testified, and sent letters as part of this year's State budget campaign. Our focus shifts now to the City budget. Last week, thousands of students, faculty and staff signed postcards to the City Council calling for increased funding as part of the PSC's annual CUNY Week. Events were held on a dozen campuses, including visits from City Council Members and aides, educational outreach and more. Union activists will continue to gather postcards, which will be delivered to the City Council on May 2 when PSC members are at City Hall to lobby. Contact Sabrine Hammad at the union office at 212-354-1252 or shammad@pscmail.org to sign up to lobby or to get more postcards for your campus.
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