NY's unions are fighting for US. They're fighting for our healthcare, education, transportation, parks. Yesterday Bernie & NYC-DSA stood with @nynurses.bsky.social, @psc-cuny.org, @1199seiu.org & @uawregion9a.bsky.social in demanding taxes on the rich to fund the future New York's workers deserve.

This Trans Day of Visibility, we celebrate our trans members and students and commit ourselves to fighting for civil rights, bodily autonomy, and dignity for all! Here at #CUNY, members have won the right to be referred to by the name and gender pronouns they prefer.

The Professional Staff Congress calls on NYC Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to veto Intro 175-B.

PSC President James Davis gave a rousing address to kick off today’s powerful TAX THE RICH rally headlined by @sanders.senate.gov! The energy was incredible, with 2k+ New Yorkers coming out to tell @governor.ny.gov and the state legislature that the time is NOW for economic justice ✊

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗔𝗽𝗽 All PSC members enjoy unlimited free access to the popular Calm app’s full library of sleep, meditation, and relaxation content, which can be utilized at calm.com and in the Calm app via a desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device.

𝗥𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 On Sunday, March 29th in the Bronx, the PSC is co-sponsoring a rally with Bernie Sanders to send a message: to stand up to Trump, we must tax the rich -- Join us!

As unions and advocates that represent thousands of faculty and staff at NYC’s higher education institutions, we oppose City Council Intro 175-B, legislation regarding security perimeters adjacent to education facilities. Read the full statement here: psc-cuny.org/news-events/...

𝗡𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 This Saturday, March 28 PSC members plan to meet at 1:30 PM at 62nd St. and Central Park West on the park side. Let us know you'll be there.

At the rally, PSC members delivered 5000 letters demanding reinstatement of the Fired Fourth to @cuny.edu Execs. The letters were also sent to @brooklyncollege.bsky.social President Anderson, Provost Bedford, @cunychancellor.bsky.social Félix Matos Rodríguez & Board Chairperson William Thompson

PSC members rallied today at @cuny.edu Central to demand the reinstatement of our @brooklyncollege.bsky.social colleague who was fired and blacklisted because of her advocacy for Palestinian rights.

Tentative agreement reached

NY-ers from across our communities shut it down to demand what we deserve: dignity, safety, and the immediate passage of #NewYorkForAll. Because no one should live in fear just to call this state home. 🗽🏘️ We won’t be quiet. We won’t back down until #NY4ALL is passed. #NYCapitol #ImmigrantJustice

Solidarity with contract faculty at NYU ✊ They deserve fair pay, job security, and academic freedom. If you’re in the area, consider joining them on the picket line this week and showing your support. #Solidarity #UnionStrong

CFU IS ON STRIKE! The AAUP is standing with Contract Faculty United - UAW 7902 on the picket line today. CFU is on strike to fight for a fair contract. Faculty at NYU deserve fair wages and dignity. New York is a union town!

Adjunct members who are not retirees may qualify for the free Legal Assistance Plan, which includes unlimited telephone advice and consultation with an attorney. You can call 800-626-8101 for more information and to confirm eligibility. memberbenefits.nysut.org/free-member-...

𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗨𝗡𝗬 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 On Wednesday, March 25th at 12pm join us to rally in support of reinstating the CUNY fired 4th! Meet up in front of CUNY Central, 205 E. 42nd Street.

PSC leaders and healthcare experts are monitoring the rollout of the NYC Employee PPO, the new health insurance plan for active employees, pre-Medicare retirees, and their dependents that took effect January 1st of this year. Submit your questions here: psc-cuny.org/NYCEPPOquest...

Join the PSC’s BIPOC Working Group today at 6pm to help create a new banner for our working group. RSVP here: psc-cuny.org/ArtBuild

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 to demand Free OMNY Cards & Increased Investments in @cuny.edu w/CUNY University Student Senate, CUNY Rising Alliance & others. Sign up here to join the march & support the campaign psc-cuny.org/calendar/mar...

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐘 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐈 The union lobbied to protect jobs at @cuny.edu. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗦𝗖 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 More information, including how to apply: memberbenefits.nysut.org/program-serv...

𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗖𝗘 Tomorrow at 11AM Delaney Hall Detention Facility, 451 Doremus Ave, Newark, NJ Join us and @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social, @hpae.bsky.social, @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social, @opeiulocal153.bsky.social, @uraaft.bsky.social & other union colleagues in a monthly Labor Eyes on ICE vigil.

𝐍𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟖 The PSC contingent will gather by 1:30 PM at 62nd St. and Central Park West on the park side and will step off at 2 PM heading south down Broadway. RSVP: psc-cuny.org/NoKingsMarch28

"Staffing gaps have become increasingly acute as @cuny.edu’s student population rebounds from a dramatic drop after the pandemic, driven by student success programs that are running on lean and overworked staff" -- PSC President James Davis thechiefleader.com/stories/stud...?

Mass Immigrant Solidarity Meeting, March 30, 6:30PM This is a meeting for those PSC members already involved in this work – and those who would like to be. You can participate in person & visit the PSC Union Hall (25 Broadway, 15th floor) or join online on Zoom. RSVP: psc-cuny.org/calendar/imm...

Join our union’s BIPOC Working Group at 6 PM on March 24th to help create a beautiful new banner for our working group! 🎨 No prior experience or art skills are necessary 👥 Bring a friend: all are welcome Your presence is an act of solidarity! PSC-CUNY.org/ArtBuild

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗦𝗖 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 To learn more, request a quote, and read testimonials from other union educators, click here: memberbenefits.nysut.org/program-serv...

"Payroll “was more efficient and more respectful of me when I worked minimum wage in a video-rental store in Montana growing up than when I have a Ph.D. and work for @cuny.edu” Kincaid said." www.chronicle.com/article/cong...

"I know firsthand that @cuny.edu is one of the greatest engines of opportunity our city has ever built. Today, I stand with students, faculty, and advocates to demand that we fully invest in that promise." - NYC Councilmember Rita Joseph #CUNYforAll psc-cuny.org/news-events/...

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐘 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 Supporting transit would be transformative for CUNY students. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Dozens of PSC members, students, and legislative and community allies rallied with the CUNY Rising Alliance today outside New York City Hall to demand #CUNYforAll. (1/5)

Dues paying PSC members can access free services and discounts provided by our state and national affiliates, @nysut.bsky.social, @neatoday.bsky.social, and @aft.org. Find out more here: psc-cuny.org/psc-member-b...

𝗖𝗨𝗡𝗬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹 City Budget Press Conference City Hall Steps, Tues. 3/17, 12PM CUNY Rising Alliance groups, NYC Council Higher Ed Chair Rita Joseph & other elected allies will gather to urge the Mayor & City Council to increase funding for CUNY. RSVP: psc-cuny.org/calendar/cun... #CUNYforAll

𝗡𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 Saturday, March 28, 2 PM The PSC contingent will gather at 62nd St. and Central Park West on the park side and will step off at 2 PM heading south down Broadway. Register now to join us: psc-cuny.org/calendar/no-...

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐅𝐢𝐱 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟔, 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 PSC members travel to Albany with other union members to fight for long-needed pension reform. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Arturo Enamorado, a double St. John’s alumnus who now teaches at @cunykcc.bsky.social, similarly believes that a lack of union recognition represents a threat to academic programming at St. John's. (1/2)

The Executive Council of the PSC strongly condemns the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Iran is not an imminent threat to the people of the United States, and the shifting rationales that President Trump has provided for war are dangerously misguided. Read our statement here: psc-cuny.org/news-events/...

Check out this fantastic @truthout.org article about the AAUP's defense of pro-Palestinian speech on campus. It discusses on our report on the weaponization of Title VI, the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom's Faculty on the Front Lines initiative, the Fired Four at @psc-cuny.org & more.

This is what solidarity looks like. @psc-cuny.org stands shoulder to shoulder with St. John’s University in their fight to maintain faculty union representation and collective bargaining rights on campus.

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐋𝐚𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 Enrollment at @laguardiacc.bsky.social is recovering from the pandemic-era decline. But at the college’s library, staff said that cuts to the workforce in this vital arena are degrading the quality of education. psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

PSC members at @nysut.bsky.social’s #FixTier6 rally — fighting for a fair pension system that works for all!

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 On February 25th, PSC members joined with more than two thousand other union members and community activists to demand new taxes on corporations and the wealthy in New York state. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

This morning, we rallied with a large and diverse coalition of elected officials, unions, and community groups to demand that Governor Hochul TAX THE RICH in NYC and statewide and direct the revenue to the programs our communities need to thrive!

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐇𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭: 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 Governor Kathy Hochul released her budget proposal in mid-January. What’s the verdict? So far: It provides a modest increase in CUNY funding, but not enough... Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Join elected officials and community groups calling for statewide proposals to increase taxes on the richest New Yorkers and most profitable corporations, in addition to measures to raise city revenues. #TaxTheRich

Stand Up for Science New York City National Day of Action Rally! Saturday, March 7, 12pm - 2pm City Hall Park Rally to defend scientific integrity, protect public health, and protest political interference in the scientific enterprise. Meet PSC members at the Broadway and Park Place entrance.

PSC members are continuing to bear witness & support immigrants who are called to the courts at 26 Federal Plaza. Join your colleagues as we continue to escort our neighbors out of the courts. RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 PSC leaders and healthcare experts are continuing to monitor the rollout of the New York City Employee PPO Plan (NYCE PPO), the new health benefits plan that took effect January 1st of this year.

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 The union's BIPOC Working Group held a panel event on the subject of Black labor leaders. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Send this @nysut.bsky.social email today ⤵ mac.nysut.org/action/996 Urge lawmakers to invest in #SUNY and #CUNY — our students, our hospitals and our future workforce depend on it.