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Article 1: Recognition

1.1 The PSC is recognized by The City University of New York for the effective period of this Agreement as the exclusive collective negotiating representative under the Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act for the persons in the following titles:

Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Adjunct Lecturer
Adjunct Lecturer (Doctoral Student)1
Non Teaching Adjunct (I V)
Non Teaching Adjunct (Doctoral Student)1
Lecturer
Graduate Assistant (“A,” “B,” “C”)
Graduate Assistant “D”1
Instructor
Instructor (Nursing Science)
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Associate Registrar
Assistant Registrar
Chief College Laboratory Technician
Senior College Laboratory Technician
College Laboratory Technician
Adjunct College Laboratory Technician
College Physician
Higher Education Officer
Higher Education Associate
Higher Education Assistant
Assistant to Higher Education Officer
Chairperson of College Departments
Distinguished Professor
Substitute (full-time title)
University Professor
Distinguished Lecturer
Clinical Professor

in the Hunter College Elementary School and Hunter College High School:

Chairperson of Department
Teacher
Assistant Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Temporary Teacher
Guidance Counselor
Campus Schools College Laboratory Technician
Campus Schools Senior College Laboratory Technician
Teacher of Library
Placement Director
Educational and Vocational Teacher
Teacher (Hourly)

and in the Early Childhood Centers: Teacher, Assistant Teacher.

The following titles are included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement with the exception of Articles 3, 4, 8, 20, 21, 24.3, 24.4, 26, 27, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42.

Medical Professor (Basic Sciences)
Associate Medical Professor (Basic Sciences)
Assistant Medical Professor (Basic Sciences)
Medical Professor (Clinical)
Associate Medical Professor (Clinical)
Assistant Medical Professor(Clinical)
Medical Lecturer
Distinguished Lecturer – Medical Series
Clinical Professor – Medical
Adjunct Medical Professor (Basic Sciences)
Adjunct Associate Medical Professor (Basic Sciences)
Adjunct Assistant Medical Professor (Basic Sciences)
Adjunct Medical Professor (Clinical)
Adjunct Associate Medical Professor (Clinical)
Adjunct Assistant Medical Professor (Clinical)
Adjunct Medical Lecturer

The following titles are included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement with the exception of Articles 3, 4, 8, 20, 21, 21A, 23.1, 23.4, 24.3, 26, 27, 27A, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43.

Law School Professor
Law School Associate Professor
Law School Assistant Professor
Law School Instructor
Distinguished Lecturer – Law School
Law School Adjunct Professor
Law School Adjunct Associate Professor
Law School Adjunct Assistant Professor
Law School Non-Teaching Adjunct I, II, III
Law School Lecturer
Law School Library Professor
Law School Library Associate Professor
Law School Library Assistant Professor

The following titles are included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement with the exception of Articles 20, section 20.3, 36, 38, 39, 40 and 41.

Resident Professor
Resident Associate Professor
Resident Assistant Professor
Resident Instructor
Resident Lecturer

The following title is included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement with the exception of Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 43.

Continuing Education Teacher

The following title is included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement with the exception of Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 43.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Employees in the following titles in the Educational Opportunity Centers are included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement except as provided in the Supplemental Agreement attached hereto:

EOC Lecturer
EOC HEO Series
EOC College Laboratory Technician
EOC Adjunct Lecturer
EOC Adjunct College Laboratory Technician
EOC Substitute (full time title) titles

The following title is included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement with the exception of Articles 1, 3, 4, 8, 23, 24.3, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43:

Visiting (full time title) one-half to full-time.

Effective August 25, 2006, the following title in the Hunter College Elementary School and Hunter College High School is included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement with the exception of Articles 1, 3, 4, 8, 24.5(a), 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43:

Occasional Per Diem Substitute Teacher

Effective August 25, 2016, the following titles are included in the unit but excluded from the provisions of the Agreement with the exception of Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 33.5, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43.

CUNY Language Immersion Program (“CLIP”) Instructor
CUNY Start Instructor

Terms and conditions for CLIP Instructor and CUNY Start Instructor are set forth in Appendix D.

Employees in the following functions or titles are excluded:

Chancellor
Executive Vice Chancellor
Sr. Vice Chancellor
Vice Chancellor
Associate Vice Chancellor
President
Deputy to the President
Sr. Vice President
Vice President
Assistant Vice President
Dean
Associate Dean
Assistant Dean
Principal Hunter College
Elementary and High Schools
Director of Campus Schools
Executive Assistants to:
The Board Chairperson,
Chancellor,
Executive Vice Chancellor,
Sr. Vice Chancellor,
Vice Chancellors,
Associate Vice Chancellor (j.),
College Presidents,
Sr. Vice President (a.),
Vice President (a.)
Office of the Chancellor
Office of the Secretary
of the Board of Trustees
Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Labor Relations
Director (b.)
Provost
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Management
Office of the General Counsel of the Board of Trustees
Labor Designees (c.)
Office of the Labor Designee (d.)
Chief Diversity Officer
Personnel Directors
Office of the Personnel Director (e.)
Chief Librarian
Administrative Series
Dean of CUNY Law School
Law School Chief Librarian
Dean of CUNY Medical School
Business Manager (f.)
Hunter College Campus Schools
Assistant Principal
(Administration) (g.)
Dean of Executive Search and Evaluation
University Office of Executive
Search and Evaluation (h.)
Occupational Safety and Health Officer
Visiting (full-time title) less than one-half time

EOC Director, Associate Director, Assistant Director, Coordinator (i)

(a) Not more than one excluded Executive Assistant per Vice President.
(b) University Directors, SEEK and CD Directors, Educational Opportunity Center Directors, Student Center Directors, Public Relations Directors, Security Directors, and Directors of Continuing Education.
(c) Not more than a number equal to two times the number of colleges, plus two (for the Central Office).
(d) Not more than two members of the instructional staff in addition to the Labor Designee.
(e) Not more than four members of the instructional staff in addition to the Personnel Director.
(f) Not more than one per campus.
(g) Not more than one in the Hunter College Elementary School and not more than two in the Hunter College High School.
(h) Not more than two members of the instructional staff in addition to the Dean of Executive Search and Evaluation. Effective January 1, 2020, not more than three members of the instructional staff in addition to the Dean of Executive Search and Evaluation, provided that no incumbent employee’s representation status shall be changed while he/she remains in his/her current position.
(i) Number of Coordinators not to exceed those specified in contract between SUNY and the individual college.
(j) Not more than one excluded Executive Assistant per Associate Vice Chancellor and not more than four in total, provided that no incumbent Executive Assistant’s representation status shall be changed.

In addition to the excluded functions or titles already identified in Article 1, effective August 25, 2016, each college and the Central Office may exclude up to three additional positions for employees newly appointed to those positions; no employee’s representation status shall be changed while he/she remains in his/her current position.

1.2 It is understood that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to prevent the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York, (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) or any University official from meeting with any individual or organization to hear views on any matters, except that as to matters so presented which are proper subjects of collective negotiations, and covered by a term of this Agreement, any changes or modifications shall be made only through negotiation and agreement with the PSC.

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1 Effective December 22, 2015
2 Effective August 25, 2016


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