Today, we celebrate Independence Day and the enduring values of freedom, opportunity, and solidarity. Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Fourth of July as we reflect on our shared history and look ahead to the future. Happy Independence Day!

We are proud of the work of Dr Susan Kang, a member of the PSC Executive Council and the Secretary of @mayor.nyc.gov's Commission on Government Efficiency, which released its preliminary report today. www.amny.com/news/zohran-...

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐳: 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭 Personal reflections on a member and activist. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 - every Friday If you have been through the PSC’s online court support training, please join w/fellow union members to bear witness & support immigrants who are called to the courts at 26 Federal Plaza. Meet Friday at Pret, 7:30 AM at 319 B'way.

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 The PSC must defend scientific research from an anti-knowledge administration. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

The PSC is grateful to @mayor.nyc.gov Mamdani, the @council.nyc.gov, and Higher Education Chair Rita Joseph for a city budget that maintains and expands @cuny.edu funding while introducing new initiatives to support students and communities across the city. (1/2)

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐘’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 The PSC is taking the struggle for pension justice to Albany. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

The PSC is part of a nationwide campaign to generate more than 10,000 public comments opposing the Trump administration’s latest attack on research funding. Defend Research Working Group Meeting on Zoom, July 1, 5:30PM: tinyurl.com/DefendResear...

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐀𝐔𝐏 A library faculty member who is dedicated to academic unionism will serve at the national level. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐧! Join the PSC & partner organizations at 5:30pm on July 17th for a rally, march, & musical performance in Foley Square. Together, we will fight to carry Rep. John Lewis's legacy of fighting for civil rights forward into the current moment. RSVP: psc-cuny.org/calendar/goo...

We are proud to have fought alongside CUNY Rising Aliance & Council Member Rita Joseph to secure this crucial funding for free OMNY cards for @cuny.edu students! When our students don't have to worry about whether they can afford their commute to campus, the whole #CUNY community benefits.

PSC members joined an emergency rally in support of Haitian and Syrian immigrants at Queens Borough Hall earlier today to protest the Supreme Court's decision allowing President Trump to remove their Temporary Protected Status.

The Trump administration is trying to undermine the process for receiving federal funding for scientific research by using political appointees—instead of independent scientists—to approve research proposals. The @aaup.org and the AFT are mobilizing to fight back.

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 “𝐛𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞” 𝐥𝐚𝐰 The union takes freedom of speech very seriously. The PSC acted swiftly to protect protest rights on campuses.   Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Join us on Tuesday, June 30th at 12pm, to learn more about your rights and benefits at work and your union, the PSC: psc-cuny.org/Lecturers

🗳️PSC members and leaders are with our endorsed candidates (and @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!) to get out the vote in today's crucial primary election. Polls are open until 9pm. See our endorsements: psc-cuny.org/issues/psc-e... Find your polling place: vote.nyc

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐂𝐒𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 At the College of Staten Island, PSC chapter members stood up for the students' right to speak. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Members with moderate incomes may be eligible for a subsidized child care benefit that is provided through the Child Care Facilitated Enrollment Scholarship Program. This funding can be used to help pay for various types of child care providers & save parents thousands of dollars per year per child.

Union members & community activists will rally this Sunday outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center to protest the facility’s inhumane conditions & demand an end to the Trump administration’s cruel policy of mass deportation & immigrant persecution.

Happy Juneteenth from the PSC and the BIPOC Working Group. Today's a day to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States, rejoice in Black art and culture, and recommit to this country's ongoing pursuit of freedom, equality and justice.

‪GOTV! @bradlander.bsky.social for Congress in District 10 and @alexbores.nyc for Congress in District 12. Early Voting Period is happening NOW through June 21st PSC's full list of endorsed candidates can be found here: psc-cuny.org/issues/psc-e... Find Your Pollsite: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

TOMORROW: @rweingarten.bsky.social and @protectborrowers.bsky.social are hosting an urgent town hall to discuss major changes to federal student loans and how new repayment rules, PSLF restrictions, and borrowing limits could affect educators and other public service workers. Register here ⤵️

Yesterday, June 11, PSC members joined students & advocates from the CUNY Rising Alliance for a CUNY at the Council day of action! We talked with Councilmembers on their way into the bimonthly Stated meeting, sharing our platform for a fully-funded CUNY system... (1/2)

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟔 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 A big victory not just for retirees, but for all members. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Our next Online Court Support Training is TODAY -- June 10 – at 6:30PM -- Register for the zoom link here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us on Zoom to learn more about your rights and benefits at work and your union, the PSC: psc-cuny.org/Lecturers

𝗥𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 & 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗨𝗡𝗬 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 TODAY at Hostos Community College, Main Theater, 5-8 PM Thursday, June 11, City Tech, The Theater, 7-10PM Sign up here – psc-cuny.org/RentFreeze

On Friday, we welcomed candidates in competitive congressional primary races across New York City to the PSC union hall for a Higher Education Labor Town Hall, co-hosted by @higheredlabor.bsky.social and @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social.

“As one of the CUNY Fired Four, it is an incredible honor to see our collective struggle, led by the PSC-CUNY, student organizers, and the broader community, inspire the Academic Freedom Protection Act. Academic freedom is not a privilege; it is a right.” —Corinna Mullin, PSC-CUNY @psc-cuny.org

Join NYPIRG, University Student Senate, Young Invincibles, uAspire, PSC & the CUNY Rising Alliance for CUNY at the Council on June 11th! We will be advocating in support of CUNY opportunity programs, student scholarships, student services, & free student OMNY cards. ➡️ tinyurl.com/cunyatcouncil26

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 The union supports legislation that would protect academic freedom, especially for adjuncts, an important battle for everyone at @cuny.edu. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

No Trillionaires! Protest Tomorrow - 10 AM SpaceX is preparing for an initial public offering in June that is expected to make Elon Musk the world’s 1st trillionaire. The company’s road show of events to pitch the stock to investors begins next week.

With @psc-cuny.org & @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social, HELU is co-hosting an in-person NYC congressional town hall, including Chuck Park (NY-6), Claire Valdez (NY-7), Antonio Reynoso (NY-7), Brad Lander (NY-10), & Alex Bores (NY-12). RSVP required for building access. More info: psc-cuny.org/congress

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐘𝐒𝐔𝐓 𝐑𝐀 The PSC brings its power and energy to the state level affiliate. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Learn more about how a rent freeze for the 2.4 million NYers living in rent stabilized apartments would benefit the @cuny.edu community on Tues. June 2, at 6PM. The briefing will feature City College's John Krinsky, a scholar of NYC’s housing movement. RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

PSC is co-hosting our first-ever congressional town hall with our allies at @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social. Join us for an in-person forum at the PSC Union Hall (25 B'way, 15th floor) featuring candidates running for U.S. Congress in the June 23rd primary. RSVP is required. ➡️ psc-cuny.org/congress

Thrilled to see PSC Executive Council member Dr. Susan Kang appointed by @mayor.nyc.gov to the Commission on Government Efficiency. Dr. Kang’s decades-long impact on helping to lead political reforms in New York and her academic credentials make her an excellent choice for COGE.

TAKE ACTION Now! Urge your lawmakers to increase transparency in @sunyofficial.bsky.social and @cuny.edu foundation finances. mac.nysut.org/action/1041

PSC's Legislative Representative, Heather James-Zuckerman, was featured as one of @cityandstateny.bsky.social's "2026 Trailblazers in Higher Education." Read more: www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/...

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝐏𝐒𝐂: 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 CUNY faculty, staff and students live and work in the city. A rent freeze is essential. Read the full article here: psc-cuny.org/clarion/onli...

Good union contracts set the standard for all workers. 📈

On Memorial Day, we reflect on the dedication of our armed forces and military families and remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. We salute their service, honor their sacrifice, and cherish their memory.

This Memorial Day we remember & honor all those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

𝗖𝗨𝗡𝗬 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲! The Rent Guidelines Board can freeze rent for 2.4 million New Yorkers and it’s hosting three of seven public hearings on the issue at #CUNY campuses. Join us at Hostos or City Tech to testify in support of the affordability agenda. ➡️ psc-cuny.org/RentFreeze

The city council's dangerously broad, anti-free speech “buffer zone” bill, Intro 175-B, will not become law! Thank you to all our members and allies who helped secure this important victory. Read the full statement from PSC President James Davis here: psc-cuny.org/news-events/...

“I don’t think they did the right thing by…not letting us be moved somewhere else before they started construction...we don’t know when we are going to go back into the bldg, so we are displaced, the students are displaced, faculty are displaced, counselors are displaced.” youtu.be/pgoFtq4nFjc?...

The city council could vote TOMORROW on overturning Mayor Mamdani's veto of the dangerously anti-speech "buffer zone" bill. Contact your councilmember today and tell them our institutions do NOT need new restrictions on protest: psc-cuny.org/sustain

"@queenscollegecuny.bsky.social has established an immigrant student support initiative where help is available..yet all the college could come up with is a p/t position for 15 non-teaching adjunct hrs/week. The low wage &the few hours are very telling about our priorities." youtu.be/voa7XXpLoto?...

Next Court Support Training, Thurs, May 21, 6:30 PM PSC training is required to participate in court support work. The next online training will be this Thursday at 6:30 PM. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our #FightForAffordability campaign helps members find support dealing with the affordability crisis so many Americans face today. In today’s economy, people need these resources. www.aft.org/Affordability