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NEGOTIATION AND
CONTRACT TIMELINESeptember 2002: PSC formally requests to begin negotiations for a new contract
October 31, 2002: PSC contract for 2000-2002 expires/ Click here to find out how many days it is since our last contract expired
April 2003: PSC collects 110,000 postcards and runs TV ads demanding more State resources for CUNY (Click here to play ad)
May 1, 2003: PSC Delegates approve 71 bargaining demands
May 23, 2003: First bargaining session with CUNY
May 2003 – May 2004: PSC holds 14 negotiating sessions with management; presents union proposals; makes the case for a fair contract; CUNY presents proposals
October 27, 2003: Rally in support of P/T issues outside CUNY BoT mtg. CUNY BoT approves 40% raise for Chancellor Goldstein
"Where's my $100,000 raise."December 2003: City Council Higher Education Committee holds hearing on CUNY management raises
January 23, 2004: PSC pickets at 80th St. on NYCCT workload
March 2004: CUNY Week — members sign pledge cards, Welfare Fund petitions
March 2004: UUP settles 4-year contract with SUNY
April 20, 2004: DC 37 of AFSCME settles with New York City: 4.17% over three years, with “productivity” concessions
May 2004 – June 2005: PSC holds 25 negotiating sessions with management
May 24, 2004: 1,000 PSC members rally to demand “no austerity contract” outside CUNY BoT meeting at Baruch. Chancellor Goldstein issues statement saying he does not have an austerity agenda for bargaining
June 28, 2004: “N-O A-U-S-T-E-R-I-T-Y” silent protest at CUNY BoT meeting
June 30, 2004: Chancellor Goldstein presented with thousands of signatures on Welfare Fund petition, over 1,000 retiree postcards, petitions for equity for part-timers
Fall 2004: PSC holds monthly protests at CUNY BoT meetings demanding a financial offer
October 2004: Thousands of member letters to Chancellor Goldstein protest lack of financial offer
December 1, 2004: CUNY makes 1st financial offer: 1.5% over 4 years
December 17, 2004: PSC pickets at 80th St. to protest management cancelled bargaining session
January 24, 2005: PSC P/ters protest at CUNY BoT meeting, citing inadequate compensation and working conditions
January 27, 2005: PSC DA declares “state of emergency” in contract Negotiations
February 2005: Members send postcards to Chancellor Goldstein demanding increased Welfare Fund contributions
February 25, 2005: Retirees protest at CUNY BoT meeting: “Save Our Welfare Fund”
Spring 2005: Weekly calls to Chancellor Goldstein and BoT Chairman Schmidt, campus pickets, rallies and leafleting to urge a fair settlement
March 17, 2005: CUNY increases its financial offer to 6.25% over four years plus $200 per capita for Welfare Fund
April 19, 2005: Over 700 PSC members protest CUNY’s inadequate offer at BoT Chair Schmidt’s office
April 26, 2005: Junior faculty protest at CUNY BoT meeting
May 2005: PSC members distribute informational flyers calling for “Contract Now” at public appearances by Chancellor Goldstein/ PSC runs TV ads for a fair Contract
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load adMay 24, 2005: CUNY adds 1% for the Welfare Fund to its financial offer, continues to demand concessions and says this is as far as it can go
May 26, 2005: PSC delegates approve resolution authorizing the union to conduct a referendum on job action
June 16, 2005: PSC delegates picket in front of Chancellor Goldstein’s home after DA
June 22, 2005: PSC makes comprehensive counterproposal seeking wage increases over 10%, funds for restoration of Welfare Fund benefits, improvements in working conditions and equity
June 27, 2005: PSC protests at CUNY BoT meeting for an improved contract offer
June 28, 2005: Arbitration award for police union: 10% over 2 years, with concessions in starting salaries
Summer 2005: Informal contract discussions with management; tentative progress on some issues
September 29, 2005: PSC Mass Meeting, Cooper Union
October 5, 2005: Mayor and UFT announce tentative agreement: 14-15% over fifty-two months, with added time at work and changes in contractual protections.
October 7, 2005: PSC testifies before joint meeting of NYS Senate and Assembly Higher Education Committees, stating that "the truth is that the students and faculty have subsidized this University." Details.
Above, picket line at BMCC on Wednesday, October 19th.October, 19-20, 2005: CUNY faculty and staff, now 1,085 days without a contract, set up informational picket lines* at campuses across all five boroughs.
October, 31, 2005: CUNY faculty and staff are now three years (1,096 days) without a contract.
November 3: PSC deadline for determining whether an acceptable framework for a contract had been reached or a referendum on job action would be conducted.
November 4: PSC announcement that an acceptable contract framework was emerging; suspension of referendum plans.
November 4 - 8: intensive collective bargaining sessions between the PSC and CUNY management.
November 14: CUNY Vice Chancellor Brenda Malone e-mails to City and State officials, with copy to Barbara Bowen, “Draft Conceptual Framework for an Agreement between the PSC and CUNY.” Click here for more information on the framework.
November 14 - February 16, 2006: PSC presses for City and State approval of framework and additional Welfare Fund support. PSC members send faxes and e-mails about Welfare Fund needs. PSC members demand a return to the bargaining table.
December 20 - 22: New York City transit strike.
February 16, 2006: more than 200 PSC members rally on Rector Street. PSC meets with representatives of CUNY, City and State. Management representatives make a proposal that is worth approximately 3% less than the proposal in the November conceptual framework. PSC bargaining team offers an alternative proposal to reach a settlement. PSC calls for technical meeting on cost and value of several items in the proposal.
February 17: technical meeting takes place: City, CUNY management, PSC.
March 1: expected date for collective bargaining session for City, State and CUNY management to respond to PSC proposal for reaching a settlement.
*The instructional staff members participating in this informational picketing did so on their own time and in no fashion withheld their services to the students, administration, faculty or staff of the University.
