PSC Congratulates Chief Counsel Ramzi Kassem
On December 31st, 2025, PSC President James Davis released the following statement: "The PSC/CUNY is thrilled by the appointment of our member, Ramzi Kassem, to serve as Chief Counsel in the Mamdani administration. Professor Kassem’s work as the founding director of the CLEAR Center at the CUNY School of Law,…
Join the PSC Campaign to Tax the Rich | Members’ Testimony at the BoT
PSC members testified before the CUNY Board of Trustees last Tuesday, December 9th at the Board’s annual Manhattan Borough Hearing held this year at the City College of New York. Read more here.
PSC Condemns Council Ethics Committee for Failing to Censure Vernikov
On December 12, 2025, PSC President James Davis issues the following statement: “Our union is deeply disappointed by the City Council Committee on Ethics and Standards’ failure to censure Council Member Inna Vernikov for bringing a gun to a Brooklyn College protest. We share the condemnations expressed by some members…
Dust in Delany Hall: CUNY Union Fights Back
The Knight News: “QUEENS COLLEGE IS TOXIC,” read the fliers posted across campus by members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), a CUNY union that serves over 30,000 CUNY faculty and staff. On Monday, November 17th, members of the PSC organized a march at the flagpole behind Jefferson Hall to…
Tax the Rich Event Thursday | Health and Safety Week, Dec 8-12
Join experts and advocates, including NYSUT President Melinda Person and NYS Senator John Liu, for an online town hall about why and how corporations and the ultra rich who just got a huge federal tax cut should pay their fair share of taxes in New York State. Then get involved…
PSC Leaders Appointed to National Roles
We’re excited to announce that two elected PSC leaders have been appointed to positions where they can help lead the national fight to protect adjunct and contingent academic workers. James Davis (PSC President) has been appointed to the Workers Defense League (WDL) national board, joining past PSC President Barbara Bowen…
PSC Members Named to Mayor-elect Mamdani’s Transition Committees
The PSC is thrilled to see extensive member representation on Mayor-elect Mamdani's transition committees. The PSC policy experts selected for this honor will join a team of over 400 qualified, passionate New Yorkers working together with the Mayor-elect to staff a robust and active city government. The PSC members named…
CUNY Leaders Named to Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committees
CUNY News: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed 20 faculty and staff from the City University of New York to his Transition Committees. They join more than 400 New Yorkers selected to provide critical personnel and policy guidance to the incoming administration. The committees will help prepare City Hall to address some…
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
CBSnews.com: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people to help advise his incoming administration on policy and appointments, and to help him chart a new course for city government.
Tax the Rich Town Hall, Dec 4
Fair share taxation is how New York can fund free buses, affordable housing, universal childcare, and a free and well-funded public university. It can keep our public sector strong and protect the services we depend on, even in the face of cruel federal budget cuts. Join experts and advocates, including…
