CUNY must revisit mask requirement now
Dear PSC Members,
I hope this finds you well as the end of the semester approaches.
Like many of you, we are alarmed by the rapid resurgence of COVID-19 in New York City and concerned for the health and safety of our students, colleagues, and families. The PSC has consistently advocated sensible mask-wearing indoors at CUNY during the pandemic, regardless of vaccination status. We recognize the tradeoffs with respect to comfort and ease of communication, but also know that safety is paramount. On Tuesday, I contacted Chancellor Matos to strongly urge that mask-wearing be required once again at CUNY...
Watch Your Email for the 2022 Contract Priorities Survey
A link to the 2022 Contract Priorities Survey was last emailed to PSC members on Wednesday, May 11.
It was sent from the PSC Principal Officers via the PSC2334b@pscmail.org email address. It’s on Survey Monkey. The subject line was “Take the PSC Contract Priorities Survey.” Check your Junk/Spam folder if you don’t see it.
Gov. lowers pension vesting period
One often overlooked part of the state budget agreement reached in April is its inclusion of some much-needed pension reform. Specifically, the budget agreement reduces the vesting period for Tier 5 and 6 pension benefits from 10 years of service to five years.
