Professional Staff Congress (PSC)

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, 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’s Reopening Plan Is a Nightmare for Adjuncts and Students
As the Omicron variant of Covid-19 continues to surge, the inflexible reopening plan at the City University of New York (CUNY) has led to a wave of course cancellations and layoffs that have hit adjunct faculty and students especially hard.
A CUNY Adjunct Faculty Member
January 22, 2022More Cuts at CUNY: Interview with a Grad Student Worker
Students, faculty, and staff at the City University of New York (CUNY) are grappling with another series of cuts by the administration. Left Voice interviewed a graduate student worker who holds multiple part time positions at CUNY to learn more about the austerity being imposed on the university.
Left Voice
February 8, 2021The Fight of Our Lives: Why CUNY Workers Need to Be Strike Ready Now
The City University of New York is in crisis and things are only going to get worse. To protect the university and themselves, CUNY workers and other public sector employees must learn to wield the strike weapon.
James Dennis Hoff
December 19, 2020PSC-CUNY President Finally Says the S Word
Will CUNY workers finally go on strike? With public school teachers in New York City threatening a strike of their own, PSC leadership implied last week that a possible strike is on the table. With 3,000 part time workers laid off this summer and more cuts expected, and racial capitalism ravaging the CUNY community under the pandemic, a strike is long overdue.
Olivia Wood
August 29, 2020CUNY Union Lawsuit Fails; Workers Need a Strike
The faculty and staff union’s request for a court injunction to reinstate 2,800 workers laid off by CUNY earlier this summer has been denied. By relying on the lawsuit instead of preparing for a strike, the union leadership has failed to protect the jobs --- and health insurance --- of its members.
Olivia Wood
August 14, 2020CUNY Rank and File Push for Strike Authorization Vote After Mass Layoffs
PSC CUNY has filed a lawsuit in response to the university’s announcement that it is laying off over 2,800 adjunct faculty and staff. However, the only way to stop the layoffs is to prepare for a strike in the fall, and PSC members are calling on union leadership to mobilize for this action.
James Dennis Hoff
July 14, 2020CUNY Cuts One Quarter of Part-Time Instructional Staff, Hundreds Lose Health Insurance
After weeks of uncertainty, CUNY has finally confirmed how many part-time workers will lose their health insurance this fall due to layoffs and reductions in hours and is expected to announce the number of total layoffs in the coming days. The Professional Staff Congress must build a strike to protect its most vulnerable members.
Olivia Wood
July 1, 2020CUNY Union Calls to Kick Cops out of the AFL-CIO
On Thursday, the PSC CUNY joined the chorus of unions calling to kick cops out of the labor movement.
James Dennis Hoff
June 29, 2020