NYS AND NYC LEGISLATORS CALL FOR A FAIR CONTRACT
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PUBLIC SECTOR BARGAINING: In the past year (2003/04) New York State government settled contracts with many state government employees, including our SUNY colleagues in UUP (United University Professions). UUP members accepted a four-year contract worth 15% in salary improvements over the life of the agreement, including an $800 cash bonus. |
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HERE’S WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR:
WHAT’S AT STAKE IN OUR CONTRACT?
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NY STATE & CITY
LEGISLATORS
CALL FOR A FAIR CONTRACT
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IN SUPPORT
OF A FAIR
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April 18, 2005 Dear Chancellor Goldstein and Trustees of the City University of New York: As a member of the New York State Legislature or New York City Council, I write in support of the 20,000 members of the Professional Staff Congress, the faculty and professional staff at the City University of New York. The PSC's contract with CUNY expired more than two years ago, and the instructional staff has gone more than three years without a raise. While it would not be appropriate for me to become involved in the details of collective bargaining, I wish to express my support for a fair and speedy resolution of the contract. If there has been a renaissance at CUNY, it is primarily because of the work of the faculty and staff. It is they who teach the students, support their academic growth and conduct the research that builds the University's reputation. CUNY's offer is considerably below the level of inflation and out of line with the recent settlement reached with the SUNY faculty union for a 15% increases over four years. Such an offer not only insults people who have given their professional lives to CUNY, it risks undermining the City University itself. During the past few years, the Council has invested significant political support in CUNY, pressing for increased resources on the grounds that the University was undergoing a renaissance. While I am gratified to see the expansion of CUNY and enhancement of many of its programs, I am alarmed that a failure to provide adequate salaries, health benefits and working conditions will jeopardize recent gains. How many of the 600 full-time faculty hired in the last two years will begin to look for positions elsewhere if CUNY salaries do not even keep pace with inflation? I call on you to do everything you can to reach a fair settlement with the Professional Staff Congress. By supporting competitive salaries, decent benefits and good working conditions for CUNY's faculty and staff, you continue the forward motion of the University. Yours sincerely,
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