Good Trouble Lives On March Friday | Save Jobs at Queens College
A nation-wide coalition of groups is organizing a weekend of action, Friday, July 17 – Sunday, July 19, in remembrance of civil rights icon and Congressmember John Lewis: Good Trouble Lives On. New York City’s Good Trouble actions will kick off with a rally and march in lower Manhattan. PSC…
Queens College President Frank Wu To Retire
Queens Ledger: Queens College President Franklin H. Wu announced that he will retire on July 30, leaving many in the campus community wondering what comes next for the college. Franklin H. Wu became the 14th president of Queens College on July 1, 2020, succeeding Interim President William A. Tramontano. By…
PSC Statement on the FY27 New York City Budget
PSC President James Davis released the following statement on the FY27 New York City budget: The PSC is grateful to Mayor Mamdani, the City Council, and Higher Education Chair Rita Joseph for a city budget that turns the page on the previous Mayor’s budget austerity. The FY27 budget maintains and…
City Council funds free OMNY cards for over 1,000 CUNY students in city budget deal
AMNY: The City Council is trying to make it a little more affordable for City University of New York students to get to class. The city’s legislature is putting $700,000 toward a pilot program offering free OMNY cards to roughly 1,250 CUNY students across both the fall and spring semesters,…
Why Some Unions Are Joining the Call to “Freeze the Rent”
In These Times: Both supporters and opponents anticipate a first-of-its-kind two-year rent freeze, fulfilling a key campaign pledge of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The hearings also drew wider-than-usual participation from segments of the city’s labor movement that backed his insurgent campaign — including the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), which represents CUNY faculty and…
PSC Statement on June 23rd Primary Elections
PSC President James Davis released the following statement: “We are so proud of PSC’s longtime ally and endorsed CUNY champion Brad Lander for his landslide victory in last night’s primary election, and congratulate our full slate of candidates for their wins up and down the ballot. Brad has stood up…
Union Activists Are Building Solidarity With Delaney Hall Hunger Strikers
Truthout: “As a rank-and-file member of PSC-CUNY for over 20 years, it has been incredible to see the increased energy within our union as a direct result of ongoing organizing by our Immigrant Solidarity Working Group,” Geoff Johnson said. PSC-CUNY has brought “dozens of members and their families” to Delaney…
Opposing the Politicization of Research Funding
The Trump-appointed head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to shift decision making for federal research grant funding out of the hands of experts and into those of political appointees with ideological agendas. If adopted, the proposed OMB rules would undermine the role of peer review,…
CUNY at the Council | Chapter Elections | Rent Freeze Hearings
CUNY Rising Alliance groups, including the PSC, will rally at the gates of City Hall (Broadway and Murray St.) this Thursday, June 11 at 12 noon to demand city budget support for opportunity programs and student scholarships, expanded student support services, and free OMNY cards. RSVP here to let…
PSC/CUNY Calls for U.S. De-escalation towards Cuba and an End to the Blockade
The Professional Staff Congress (PSC/CUNY) condemns ongoing U.S. aggression toward Cuba, including escalations that openly revive American imperialism, falsely depict the country as a threat to U.S. national security, and gravely imperil its entire population. We oppose Executive Orders imposing an energy blockade, sanctions and tariffs restricting foreign oil supplies,…
