CUNY
Amid Repression from the Administration and Police, the CUNY PSC Must Stand with Palestine
As bombs rain down on Gaza and the CUNY administration continues to condemn and demonize Pro-Palestinian protests, the faculty and staff union at CUNY cannot remain silent. We must say loudly and clearly that we stand with Palestine.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
October 20, 2023“Angry, Terrified, and Excited”: A CUNY Adjunct Approaches A New Semester During Contract Bargaining
Adjuncts at CUNY are heading back to work without a new contract. One of these workers reflects on the poor conditions they will return to and their excitement to organize with their union for a better CUNY.
A CUNY Adjunct Faculty Member
August 31, 2023CUNY Shuts Down Social Justice Center Over Pro-Palestine Exhibit
The Borough of Manhattan Community College is shutting down its Social Justice and Equity Centers after complaints from Pro-Zionist professors about an exhibit on Palestinian resistance. Faculty are fighting back.
Left Voice
June 26, 2023Rekindling the Militant Spirit of CUNY’s Past
Mayor Eric Adams has announced an austerity budget that includes significant cuts to the City University of New York among other city agencies. In order to defeat these cuts, students, faculty, and other workers across the city must unite our struggles and be prepared to shut the university down.
James Dennis Hoff
May 22, 2023CUNY Writing Teachers Fight Back against Cuts
At City College, administrators tried to cut the hours of pay for first year writing courses as part of university-wide budget cuts. Writing teachers responded with collective action.
Olivia Wood
April 5, 2023Measuring the Value of Student Housing
CUNY student speaks out about the struggle for affordable, and accessible dorm life.
P.M. Campbell
April 4, 2023CUNY Administration Cracks Down on Student and Worker-Run Food Pantry
Students and workers opened "The People's Pantry" seven weeks ago as part of a broader anti-austerity campaign at CUNY, leading to several direct confrontations with the administration.
Olivia Wood
March 19, 2023CUNY Union Chapter Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Trans Rights
The Graduate Center chapter of PSC-CUNY, the faculty, staff, and graduate worker union of the City University of New York, passed a resolution pledging support to all workers fighting the anti-trans bills nationwide.
Olivia Wood
March 12, 2023A Strike Threat Won NYU Adjuncts a Massive Raise — We Must Prepare to Strike at CUNY
Adjunct faculty at NYU recently won major gains in their contract after threatening to strike. CUNY workers should follow in their footsteps.
Olivia Wood
November 5, 2022Hundreds of New York Students, Faculty and Staff Walk Out for Reproductive Justice
On October 6, hundreds of students, faculty and staff walked out of class for reproductive rights and trans rights.
Left Voice
October 13, 2022