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Adjunct Pay Dates -- Spring 2013

For the Spring 2013 semester, teaching adjuncts are scheduled to be paid on 8 successive adjunct pay dates.

SENIOR COLLEGES
February 7, 2013
February 21, 2013
March 7, 2013
March 21, 2013
April 4, 2013
April 18, 2013
May 2, 2013
May 16, 2013

COMMUNITY COLLEGES*
February 15, 2013
March 1, 2013
March 15, 2013
March 29, 2013
April 12, 2013
April 26, 2013
May 10, 2013
May 24, 2013

*for all colleges except Kingsborough CC, LaGuardia CC and New CC

The Delegate Assembly of the Modern Language Association passed a resolution opposing Pathways at their January meeting in Boston. The organization serves a membership of 30,000 English and foreign language faculty in 100 countries. According to Inside Higher Ed, the resolution “criticiz[es] the CUNY administration at the City University of New York, arguing that administrators infringed on faculty rights in creating and requiring a curricular system to ease transfer from the system's community colleges to its four-year institutions.” It goes on to support a moratorium on implementation of the new curriculum. The resolution now goes to the MLA’s executive committee for review and to the full membership for a vote. (Read more on the Inside Higher Ed website.)

Adjunct health insurance through the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund has been extended for the month of January. We have made significant progress in the past few weeks on achieving permanent health insurance for eligible adjuncts. In order to make sure that there is no break in coverage, the Trustees of the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund voted to extend the existing coverage through the end of the fall semester on January 27, 2013.

At CUNY mold contamination of old leaky buildings is an ongoing problem and the hazard posed by mold has dramatically "grown" since Hurricane Sandy.

If you missed the Environmental Health and Safety Watchdog's useful and informative workshop on "Mold in the Workplace" given by Dave Newman of NYCOSH, you have a second chance because a workshop can be scheduled for your campus. Just let us know and we can work with you to set one up.

Deadline for Reappointment Letters

For many members of the instructional staff, December 1st was the date when colleges sent out notices of reappointment and non-reappointment. Notice of the decision for full-time faculty in their first full year of service must be received by April 1. For full-time faculty in subsequent years of service, notice of decision must be received by December 1. Adjuncts must receive written notice of reappointment or non-reappointment by December 1 in the fall semester and May 1 in the spring semester.

PSC Hurricane Sandy Assistance Form

If you are dealing with losses resulting from Superstorm Sandy, please fill out this form the union is using to target support to members in need.

A group of PSC members and staff have been trained to help with the FEMA registration process. Our statewide affiliate, NYSUT, has a Storm Relief Fund that you may qualify for, and the union has information about other programs that can help with repairs and rebuilding, financial losses, food assistance, counseling, etc. After the PSC receives your form submission, we will contact you with the relevant resources and information.

Storm Relief Fund for Union Members

The NYSUT Storm Relief Fund will provide small grants (typically $250-$500) to approved applicants, who have incurred (or will incur) certain storm-related losses that are not otherwise paid for by insurance or other reimbursements.

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NO Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid Cuts.

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On November 21 President Bowen sent the following letter to adjuncts on the health insurance plan.

Once again, adjunct health insurance through the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund has been extended. The Trustees of the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund voted unanimously to extend the existing coverage through the end of the calendar year, December 31, 2012. We had expected the final review of the proposed new coverage to be complete by the end of this month, but the complexity of the proposal and the crisis caused by Hurricane Sandy have created additional delays. Coverage for eligible adjuncts, under the terms currently in place, will continue through December 31, 2012, and will be provided through the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund.

Friday, November 30, Call Your Senators and Congress Member

Be one of the millions of union households that call Washington this Friday in defense of the safety net. The AFL-CIO Call Congress Hotline (888-659-9401) can connect you to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and to your congress member. The hotline will play a recording of a sample message before connecting you. You can also download a sample script prepared by PSC’s Social Safety Net Committee.

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