Karen Weingarten, the PSC chapter chair at Queens College, dismissed the administration's cries of poverty. "It's made up," she said. "There is no budget crisis. It's a city and state crisis.". She added that it was the responsibility of college presidents and the CUNY administration to demand more funding from the city and state.Including and in addition to the benefits listed above, the Professional Staff Congress and its affiliated organizations have arranged for a wide variety of special economic benefits for PSC Members. Supplemental benefits are available from: The PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund; The PSC; The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)Rosa Squillacote, PSC vice president for part-time personnel, said of the governor's proposal to add 500 full-time faculty positions: "Those positions should prioritize adjuncts who have well-established teaching careers in CUNY. The PSC should push hard to get commitments for more conversion lines, and we should continue saying openly and ...The contract provides for rights and protections in the following areas: I. UNION RIGHTS Article 1 – Recognition Article 2 – CUNY-PSC Relationships Article 3 – Unit Stability Article 4–Union Dues and Membership Article 5 – Information and Data Article 6 – Reassigned Time Article 7 – Organizational Use of Facilities Article 40 ...Letter: Urge the Chancellor to Affirm Freedoms of Speech and Assembly. Protect Our Healthcare. Basic Information You Need to Know to Make a Decision. Contract for #APeoplesCUNY. Adjunct Job Security Letter. Bargaining Dates and Updates. Attend a bargaining session. Bklyn Chapters Letter to Chancellor Matos Rodríguez.Current Contracts. CUNY-PSC Agreement 2017-2023. CUNY-PSC Salary Schedule 2017-2023. CUNY-PSC EOC Salary Schedule 2017-2023. Blue Collar Agreement 2016-2021 and 2017-2021. White Collar Agreement 2016-2021; 2017-2021 and 2017-2022. MOA - CUNY-Blue and White Collar 2016-2021; 2017-2021 and 2017-2022. 2017-2021 Blue Collar Salary Schedule.The PSC/CUNY CLT Chapter is committed to protecting dignity and respect across the University. This policy aims to promote respect, dignity, safety, and equality in the workplace. Every member of CUNY should be aware that all forms of discrimination, bullying, harassment, victimization, and violence are unacceptable and every member of …Daniel Pinello is no stranger to the union. He has been a trustee of the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund since 2009, a longtime activist and now the new John Jay College chapter chair. He joins dozens of other new delegates and chapter leaders elected in union elections this spring and who now represent their chapters at the union's delegate assembly.The contract between PSC and CUNY was ratified by 93% of those who voted. The PSC DA expresses its strong support for the PSC bargaining team. Motion to put forward 6 of the resolutions that the PSC took to the NYSUT RA with minor editorial changes. Motion to put the tentative collective bargaining agreement for 2002-2007 to the members for ...The current PSC-CUNY contract expires at the end of February 2023. All bargaining team members have voiced a commitment to winning a fair contract. George Emilio Sanchez, a senior college officer on the PSC Executive Council, is looking forward to serving on the union's contract bargaining team for the first time.The Professional Staff Congress (PSC) is the union that represents 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York (CUNY) and the CUNY Research Foundation. It is dedicated to advancing the professional lives of its members, enhancing their terms and conditions of employment, and maintaining the strength of the nation's largest ... PSC-CUNY Contract Approved by Board of Trustees The CUNY Board of Trustees voted to approve the collective bargaining agreement between the PSC and the University at a meeting held last night at Baruch College. The approval process is now complete. The union’s bargaining team and Contract Enforcement department will be monitoring the implementation of the contract. PSC leaders have already ... The contract provides for rights and protections in the following areas: I. UNION RIGHTS Article 1 - Recognition Article 2 - CUNY-PSC Relationships Article 3 - Unit Stability Article 4-Union Dues and Membership Article 5 - Information and Data Article 6 - Reassigned Time Article 7 - Organizational Use of Facilities Article 40 ...Horas después del severo varapalo socialista en Galicia, el alcalde de Barcelona, Jaume Collboni (PSC) ha cerrado un pacto con ERC y encauza sus primeros …Retirees - PSC CUNY Welfare Fund ... Eligibility >The PSC fully supports the right of CUNY faculty to elect their department chairs, as established in the CUNY bylaws. When faculty vote to make a change in their department leadership, as happened recently with the English department at Queensborough Community College (QCC), the college president should accept the results of the vote and honor the wishes of the faculty.Description. This course aims to provide an introduction to the main ideologies that structure contemporary political conflict and debate. It is divided in two parts. After an introductory session on the definition of the concept of ideology, the first part is devoted to some of the 'classical' political ideologies that emerged over the ...PSC must have three (3) working days of advance notice to generate and provide these downloads. Contact Century Direct at (212) 763-0600 or [email protected]. ELECTION TALLY: Each candidate, or a representative of the candidate, is entitled to be present at the final tallying or counting of the ballots.annual leave, as defined in section 14.1 of the PSC/CUNY collective bargaining agreement, are eligible for the Paid. Parental Leave Benefit. 3 Reference to ...The PSC has been preparing for an anti-union Janus ruling for more than a year. We rose to the challenge last week with a CUNY-wide organizing blitz that led more than 1,300 of our CUNY colleagues to sign the new, stronger union membership card. At the first bargaining session for the next contract, on March 14, the PSC bargaining team will ...Reference was made to a recent CUNY memo on strategies for optimizing academic resources, which outlined steps campuses could take, such as increasing class sizes. It was noted that the university was in a favorable position in this regard, with ongoing assessment anticipated throughout the semester. Also updates on PSC contract negotiations wereProfessional Staff Congress. The Professional Staff Congress is the union that represents over 20,000 full- and part-time faculty and professional staff at the City University of New York. With the exception of a small number of excluded titles, all faculty and professional staff belong to the bargaining unit, and the PSC negotiates contracts ... Retirement income is as much a part of your compensation from CUNY as your salary or benefits--and like the other aspects of your compensation, it is fought for and protected by the union. New York State law mandates participation in a retirement system for full-time members of the instructional staff (HEOs, CLTs, and faculty). You have 30 days ... CUNY and PSC agreed that the Remote Work Form is a way for a conversation to be had and an agreement to be made between the supervisor and the employee. CUNY's website states: "CUNY may permit an employee to work at home for all or part of their regular workweek. This type of alternative work arrangement may not be appropriate for all ...Contracts. Issues. News & Events. Rights. Benefits. Clarion. PSC CUNY Facebook PSC CUNY Twitter PSC CUNY Instagram PSC CUNY YouTube. Professional Staff Congress/CUNY AFT Local #2334. 25 Broadway, 15th Floor, NYC 10004 212-354-1252.The PSC-CUNY Research Award Program advances funds to a PI for travel and subject/participant payment only. Advanced funds cannot exceed 80% of the amount awarded for the respective budget category and must be accounted for with appropriate receipts. To receive an advance for subject/participant payment, submit a completed petty cash fund ...PSC Commitment Card: Contract Campaign Spring 2024. 61 Broadway, Suite 1500 New York, NY 10006 212/354-1252 or 212/PSC-CUNY The Professional Staff Congress has arranged for a wide variety of special economic benefits for PSC Members. These are listed below.23 likes, 0 comments - psc_cuny on February 19, 2024: "헣헦헖 헠헲헺헯헲헿혀 The next orientation sessions are scheduled for: We ...Adjuncts are often worried about how their departments and colleges will react to their filing for unemployment. Retaliation is a violation of the PSC-CUNY contract. Call the PSC if you think this is happening (212-354-1252). FAQs about Unemployment Insurance for Adjuncts The PSC encourages all adjuncts--Teaching, Non-Teaching and …The PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund is happy to announce enhanced dental, vision and hearing benefits that have been long in the making. The new benefits are available to all participants in the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund: adjuncts on NYC health insurance, in-service and retired full-timers and eligible dependents.More than 1000 people led by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) rallied and marched in December calling for Governor Hochul and the state legislature to fully fund CUNY. Take a moment to watch our video to see what all the singing and shouting was about. Then fill out the "Count Me In!". Pledge Card. Sing Out Shout Out for A People's ...ONLY enter your CUNY Login password on CUNY Login websites (ssologin.cuny.edu and login.cuny.edu). NEVER share it with others or enter your CUNY Login password elsewhere without the approval of your campus IT department. More information on CUNY's policies regarding user accounts and credentials can be found in the Acceptable Use of Computer ...The Professional Staff Congress (PSC) is the union of the Faculty, Higher Education Officers (HEOs), and College Laboratory Technicians (CLTs) of CUNY. The Union consists of two wings: the Welfare Fund, which provides benefits concerning prescription drugs, major medical, dental, optical, life and disability insurance, and other types of health ... This Year is the PSC's Fiftieth Anniversary: Fifty years ago, on April 14, 1972, the Legislative Conference and the United Federation of College Teachers merged to create the Professional Staff Congress. The union is planning commemorative events later this year. The retiree chapter has scheduled a special virtual program (open to all PSC members) to celebrate on Monday, June 6.The Professional Staff Congress (PSC) is the union that represents 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York (CUNY) and the CUNY Research Foundation. It is dedicated to advancing the professional lives of its members, enhancing their terms and conditions of employment, and maintaining the strength of the nation's largest ... The Professional Staff Congress-City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) Research Award Program seeks to enhance the University's role as a research institution, further the professional growth and development of its full-time instructional staff, and provide support for both the established and the younger scholar.The PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund is happy to announce enhanced dental, vision and hearing benefits that have been long in the making. The new benefits are available to all participants in the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund: adjuncts on NYC health insurance, in-service and retired full-timers and eligible dependents.Jun 24, 2010 · From the PSC. For Full-Time Active Members health insurance plans are summarized by: University Benefits Office. The NYC Office of Labor Relations. Office of Labor Relations 22 Courtlandt Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10007. During Covid: The NYC OLR Health Benefits Retiree client service walk-in center is closed. During Covid, the NYC OLR Health Benefits Retiree client service walk-in center is closed. Faxed or mailed forms are not being accepted. Retirees can also get information by calling the New York City Health Benefits Plan, Retirees’ Inquiries, (212) 513-0470. Submit your inquiries and documents as follows:The New Deal for CUNY (state legislation S2146/A4425) would set minimum staff-to-student ratios for full-time faculty, counselors, and advisors, ensure parity pay for adjunct faculty, fix CUNY’s failing infrastructure and make CUNY tuition-free, as it once was. “As a proud graduate of CUNY, I know that with the right investment it could be the …The PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund has returned to its New York City office, located at 25 Broadway in Manhattan. Staff members are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Office hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Feel free to stop by! Here are our U.S. Post mailing addresses. The best way to contact our staff is by email.PSC/CUNY COPE is the PSC’s Committee on Political Education—the political action arm of our union and part of the non-partisan VOTE COPE program supported by hundreds of thousands of union members from our state and national affiliates, NYSUT and AFT. COPE contributions are voluntary and only PSC/CUNY members may …More than 1000 people led by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) rallied and marched in December calling for Governor Hochul and the state legislature to fully fund CUNY. Take a moment to watch our video to see what all the singing and shouting was about. Then fill out the “Count Me In!”. Pledge Card. Sing Out Shout Out for A People's ...The PSC negotiated a historic salary increase for Teaching Adjuncts in the current contract. In addition to across-the-board raises from 2018 to 2021, two other provisions add up to the largest salary increase for adjuncts in the union's history and represent one of the largest adjunct salary increases in any contract nationally.9. On behalf of its affected members, PSC seeks a declaration of CUNY's violations, as well as an injunction both requiring CUNY to perform an audit to determine the scope of its past violations and implementing adequate measures to avoid future ones. The suit also seeks an order requiring CUNY to make the affected PSC members whole.PSC Chapter Elections 2022 The following chapters are having elections in April 2022: Results for the 2022 elections:. All but two (BMCC and NYCCT) of the chapter elections were uncontested. Results from the uncontested elections are available HERE. Ballots for the two contested elections were counted and verified by the American Arbitration Association, Click below to view the results: BMCC NYCCT26.3 The parties agree that the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund Trust Indenture entered into on July 30, 2007 (as modified and re-signed in June and July 2008) sets forth the structure of the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund. The parties shall act to amend the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund Trust Indenture to conform to the Concluding Agreement dated July 30, 2014. ...Beginning next semester, every adjunct will see a significant increase through the progressive provision of paying adjuncts for more of the hours they actually work. Adjuncts will be paid for office hours at their full hourly rate. As a result, the minimum pay for a three-credit course, currently $3,222, will rise right away to $4,469, an ...Active, Adjunct members and Retirees under 65 enrolled in the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund Prescription Plan have no copay when filling a prescription for a generic drug included in the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund Drug List and when the prescription is filled at a CVS pharmacy or through the CVS Mail program. Generic drugs purchased outside of a CVS ...The state budget will be finalized by April 1, the city budget will be finalized on July 1 and the current PSC-CUNY contract expires on February 28. Increased funding for CUNY from the city and state would also mean more money for across-the-board salary increases in the upcoming contract bargaining talks.On August 26, the first day of classes for most CUNY colleges, PSC kicked off the Fall campaign with 24 hours of online programming about the fight to Save Lives, Save Jobs, Save CUNY. Sign up here to tell us that you pledge to join with a growing number of PSC members willing to take more militant action, if needed, later in the fall semester.The New Deal for CUNY (state legislation S2146/A4425) would set minimum staff-to-student ratios for full-time faculty, counselors, and advisors, ensure parity pay for adjunct faculty, fix CUNY's failing infrastructure and make CUNY tuition-free, as it once was. "As a proud graduate of CUNY, I know that with the right investment it could be the crown jewel of public education in our state.20.1 Intent: The parties agree to use their best efforts to encourage the informal and prompt settlement of complaints and grievances which may arise between the PSC, the employees, and the University. The orderly processes hereinafter set forth will be the sole method used for the resolution of all complaints and grievances. 20.2 Definitions: A complaint is an informal claim by an employee in ...More than 1000 people led by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) rallied and marched in December calling for Governor Hochul and the state legislature to fully fund the City University of New York (CUNY) in the next state budget. After the rally and music performances, we marched to CUNY Central to demand a new contract with real raises.Jun 3, 2021 · CUNY and PSC agreed that the Remote Work Form is a way for a conversation to be had and an agreement to be made between the supervisor and the employee. CUNY’s website states: “CUNY may permit an employee to work at home for all or part of their regular workweek. This type of alternative work arrangement may not be appropriate for all ... Dental (Full-Time Actives) Coverage is provided to plan participants and eligible dependents through either the Guardian Life Insurance Company or Delta Dental. Plan participants are required to select one of the options for themselves and their families. Those who do not make an election are automatically enrolled in the Guardian program.ONLY enter your CUNY Login password on CUNY Login websites (ssologin.cuny.edu and login.cuny.edu). NEVER share it with others or enter your CUNY Login password elsewhere without the approval of your campus IT department. More information on CUNY’s policies regarding user accounts and credentials can be found in the Acceptable Use of Computer ... CUNY community college faculty interested in applying for NSF Advanced Technology Education (ATE) grants can apply for free training and support. Since 1963 RFCUNY has supported the research endeavors and discoveries of CUNY investigators. 14,403. full and part-time employees in 2023. $638M. FY 2023 Total Award Activity. 25. partner institutions.Jun 24, 2010 · The Professional Staff Congress-City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) Research Award Program seeks to enhance the University's role as a research institution, further the professional growth and development of its full-time instructional staff, and provide support for both the established and the younger scholar. Jan 6, 2022 · By joining the PSC/CUNY you ensure that our union has the resources to protect our rights at work and to fight for better pay and benefits, improved working conditions and quality education and services for students. PSC membership also gains you the right to vote in union elections and contract ratifications and gives you access to certain member benefits and discounts. On December 8, 2011, the PSC and CUNY management signed a letter of agreement that provides for ongoing funding for paid parental leave. Money for the current benefit would otherwise have run out on December 31, 2011. Existing provisions of the benefit, which covers full-time faculty and staff in the PSC bargaining unit, thus remain in effect. 1 When Continuing Education Teachers (CETs) are appointed at an hourly rate that is higher than the CET minimum, they, as individual employees, are eligible for the contractual 2% increases on the dates shown above, if they were/are employed on the day before the effective date of the increase and the effective date. If they were not employed on the …23.4 Compensation for employees in this title shall consist of the salary in the base title plus $28,594 per annum. 23.1 Distinguished Professors shall be nominated by a college in accordance with the procedures in the College P & B Committee and Board Bylaws for appointments. The number of such positions shall not exceed 175.Reference was made to a recent CUNY memo on strategies for optimizing academic resources, which outlined steps campuses could take, such as increasing class sizes. It was noted that the university was in a favorable position in this regard, with ongoing assessment anticipated throughout the semester. Also updates on PSC contract negotiations were27.1 At such time as the prohibition against pension negotiations is removed, the PSC and the University agree to meet and negotiate matters of pensions which require legislative action. The University agrees to make available to participants in the TIAA retirement program "The Retirement Transition Benefit" which permits an individual participant to …The next PSC-CUNY contract will be historic as it is the first to register the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives and work. The union will continue to address the areas of need that preexisted the pandemic and build on the advances of previous negotiations. But this contract must also address needs that the pandemic exacerbated …Search form. Search . Main menu. About Us. Join PSC. Join or Recommit OnlineThe PSC is building power and capacity to win major new public investment in CUNY, pass the New Deal for CUNY, and settle a great new contract. Join your Campus Action Team to help make it happen. ShareDescription. This course aims to provide an introduction to the main ideologies that structure contemporary political conflict and debate. It is divided in two parts. After an introductory session on the definition of the concept of ideology, the first part is devoted to some of the 'classical' political ideologies that emerged over the ...Earlier today (Thurs., April 2), President Bowen sent the message below to CUNY's head of Labor Relations demanding immediate suspension of college-issued "guidelines" related to remote work. The PSC has the legal right to negotiate any changes in terms and conditions for work, hours, supervision and related issues. Also, two weeks ago the union made an explicit demand for reimbursement ...The PSC and its statewide affiliate, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), have endorsed these candidates for elections this fall because of their support for public education and CUNY. Electing more progressive, pro-CUNY candidates like these could influence the politics of New York State and lead to increased investment in our resource ...PSC-CUNY is the union that represents 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York and the CUNY Research Foundation. Learn about its events, …. If you have not attended an Orientation to PSC-CUNYThe Professional Staff Congress (PSC) is the union ONLY enter your CUNY Login password on CUNY Login websites (ssologin.cuny.edu and login.cuny.edu). NEVER share it with others or enter your CUNY Login password … PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund 25 Broadway New York, N Instructional staff members shall notify their department chair or supervisor of the need for the leave as soon as possible. 14.1 Effective August 25, 2006, the period of annual leave for full-time teaching members of the faculty shall be from the day subsequent to the spring commencement of each college until the third day, excluding Saturday ... For more information contact Sandra Zaconeta, Retire...
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