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PSC Gen Election Endorsements 2026

Get Out The Vote

In the 2026 midterms, the Professional Staff Congress is proud to endorse a slate of candidates who will fight for working people and higher education at every level of government. Sign up to get involved in election defense efforts. Together, we will win and protect the results of November's elections.

PSC's endorsements. Sign up to help MAKE IT COUNT!
Phonebank & knock doors

Canvass With Us

Join us at the PSC Union Hall (25 Broadway, 15th Fl.) — and in Westchester — to knock union members’ doors and make phone calls in support of candidates who fight for higher education, labor rights and democracy. One of our union’s priorities for the fall is to help Cait Conley defeat Mike Lawler in NY17.

Phonebank Oct. 7th 6-8pm Phonebank Oct. 9th 5:30-7:30pm Knock on doors Oct. 17th 8:30am-2pm Phonebank Oct. 21st 6-8pm Phonebank Oct. 23rd 5:30-7:30pm
Adjunct-CET Professional Development Fund Workshop

Adjunct-CET Professional Development Fund Workshop

On October 7th, the PSC Adjunct-CET Professional Development Fund is hosting a hybrid workshop to raise awareness of the funds available to teaching adjuncts & continuing education teachers. Learn about the fund’s history & eligibility requirements & hear from awardees across disciplines about their experience applying, how they used the grant, & its impact on their teaching and students.

RSVP to join via Zoom. RSVP to join in person at the PSC Union Hall.
BIPOC Contract TH

BIPOC Contract Town Hall

Our next PSC-CUNY contract campaign is less than a year away! Our contract shapes our salaries, workload, sense of security, evaluations, reappointments, promotions, and more. Join BIPOC colleagues from across all titles for a hybrid town hall to discuss your priorities and connect with colleagues from across CUNY.

RSVP for the hybrid event
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PSC Swag Shop

The PSC has partnered with Worx Printing, a worker-owned union print co-operative, to establish a web store! We’ll still have free swag at some events, but now you can buy brand-new shop exclusive t-shirts, mugs, and hats to show off your union pride. All items are manufactured on demand, US-made and union-printed, and sold at cost. Your items will be shipped directly to your home!

Visit the PSC Swag Shop.
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Join the PSC!

With PSC membership, you ensure our union has the resources to protect our rights at work and to fight for better pay and benefits, improved working conditions and quality education for CUNY students.

Learn more. Download the PSC Membership Brochure.
This Week in the PSC
October 3, 2026

Pension Improvements this Week | Make it Count this Midterm Election

The stakes of this fall’s elections couldn’t be higher. That’s why we’re stepping up as a union to MAKE IT COUNT. Sign up below to get involved in the PSC’s…

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PSC In the News
September 30, 2026

The fight for more ‘just cause’ for more workers

The Chief Leader: In most union contracts, “just cause” means that for any disciplinary action that will go into your personnel file – from a warning to a termination –…

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News & Events
September 25, 2026

Union Members Demand Reinstatement of Blacklisted CUNY Faculty Member

One hundred members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC/CUNY) rallied outside an arbitration hearing in Lower Manhattan Friday morning in support of a Brooklyn College adjunct faculty member who was…

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PSC In the News
September 21, 2026

Opinion: New York’s wealthiest universities need to finally pitch in

City & State: If we want all New York City students to have access to high quality higher education, we should demand long-term structural changes. NYU and Columbia are renowned…

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This Week in the PSC
September 3, 2026

Labor Day March Next Tues. | Adjunct Pay Dates

Join PSC at the NYC Labor Day Rally & March on Tuesday, September 8th at 4:30pm. Our union will meet at the 140 Broadway Plaza, across the street from Zuccotti…

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Events

Teacher Ed Fall Forum: Educator Power!

October 9, 2026

NY-17 Union Member Phone Bank

October 9, 2026 · 5:30 pm — 7:30 pm

Defending Our Voice, Our Vote, Our Democracy

October 15, 2026 · 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

NY-17 Door Knocking in Westchester

October 17, 2026 · 8:30 am — 2:00 pm

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The pressure is on to rehire the Fired Fourth
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The pressure is on to rehire the Fired Fourth
Thanks to organizing, Delany Hall is safe again
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Thanks to organizing, Delany Hall is safe again
Leading the fight for immigrant student success centers
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Leading the fight for immigrant student success centers
Post-tenure reassigned time for faculty
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Post-tenure reassigned time for faculty
Realizing the academic freedom protection act
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Realizing the academic freedom protection act
Save Queens College: deep cuts hurting campus
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Save Queens College: deep cuts hurting campus
Bill Herbert: he built a ‘foundation stone’
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Bill Herbert: he built a ‘foundation stone’
Tony Gronowicz: Remembering a PSC stalwart
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Tony Gronowicz: Remembering a PSC stalwart
Another federal attack on scientific research
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Another federal attack on scientific research
Legislative action to fix CUNY’s pension crisis
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Legislative action to fix CUNY’s pension crisis
Representing the PSC at the AAUP
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Representing the PSC at the AAUP
Union muscle defeats “buffer zone” law
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Union muscle defeats “buffer zone” law

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PSC Swag Shop

The PSC has partnered with Worx Printing, a worker-owned union print co-operative, to establish a web store! We’ll still have free swag at some events, but now you can buy brand-new shop exclusive t-shirts, mugs, and hats to show off your union pride. All items are manufactured on demand, US-made and union-printed, and sold at cost. Your items will be shipped directly to your home!
On March 15, 2025 a massive crowd of New Yorkers from across the labor movement and allies gathered at Foley Square for a march to demand the current administration to stop the federal cuts as right-wing politicians in Washington are moving forward with devastating proposals to cut two trillion dollars from Medicaid, Medicare, housing and food assistance and other vital programs to fund a massive tax giveaway to the wealthy and corporations. (Photo by Erik McGregor)

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