Professional Staff Congress (PSC)
Will CUNY Go on Strike?
On Wednesday, September 11, members of the CUNY Graduate Center chapter of the Professional Staff Congress union passed a resolution calling for an immediate strike authorization campaign; several other chapters are set to follow this month. Could this be the beginning of a bigger movement toward a strike, or will the PSC leadership once again squander the opportunity and settle for another weak contract?
James Dennis Hoff
September 16, 2019PSC Bureaucrats Feeling the Heat as the Demand for ‘$7K or Strike’ Gains Ground
7KOS activists respond to harsh criticisms from the leadership
James Dennis Hoff
March 23, 2019[VIDEO] CUNY: PSC Members Arrested in Protest for Fair Contract
The NYPD arrested a dozen PSC-CUNY members who engaged in civil disobedience as part of the fight for a new contract that includes 7K per course for all adjuncts.
Left Voice
December 13, 2018CUNY Union Delegate Assembly Supports Migrant Caravan, Demands Asylum for Refugees
PSC CUNY represents more than 25,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York. Delegate members also donated more than $600 dollars for aid to the caravan in Mexico.
Left Voice
November 13, 2018‘No Power Greater’: Solidarity and Struggle at CUNY
Adjunct faculty at CUNY have been exploited for decades, but the union leadership has done little to address the problem. A militant, rank and file strategy, grounded in solidarity, is the only winning solution.
James Dennis Hoff
September 23, 2018PSC CUNY Kicks Off Campaign for New Contract
Over 700 CUNY workers and students mobilized today for a new contract and 7k per course for adjuncts.
Left Voice
December 6, 2017CUNY Contract Struggle Could Fundamentally Transform the University
PSC-CUNY has called for a minimum salary of $7,000 per course for all faculty. Demands like this can lead to changes in the way universities are run, but the fight to win them lies in the hands of the union rank and file.
James Dennis Hoff
November 26, 2017Combating the Neoliberal University: The Case for a Strike
Faculty and employees at CUNY--the largest city university in the country with over 500,000 students--have been without a contract for six, up to seven years. In May, members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) passed a strike authorization with a resounding 92 percent “YES” vote. The results signal workers’ willingness to fight despite New York state laws that hamper their right to strike.
Gordon Barnes
June 10, 2016