Organizing Faculty & Staff at City Tech, CUNY
BOB IS BACK: that’s right long time Chapter leader / rabble-rouser, retired but not quiet, Bob Cermele is today’s Guest Speaker
Come meet old friends, make new friends, share your concerns and have LUNCH on the Union.
JOIN THE RALLY THURSDAY May 11, 12:30 pm at the Tweed Courthouse (52 Chambers St), City Hall Park
CUNY students, faculty, staff, PSC members, and allies will rally on the steps of Tweet Courthouse (52 Chambers St) near City Hall before City Council meets on Thursday, May 11.
Mayor Eric Adams, a City Tech alum, has eliminated hundreds of unfilled faculty and staff positions at CUNY community colleges through his “Program to Eliminate the Gap” cuts. CUNY has been cut by more than $60 million in Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024. The City Council has been standing up to the mayor, demanding budget restorations and a $35 million increase to hire a new corps of full-time academic advisors.
Let the PSC know you’ll be there! https://psc-cuny.org/calendar/city-budget-rally/
Come celebrate the end of year chapter meeting!
The CUNY Board of Trustees are holding a hearing at LaGuardia Community College on Monday May 8th, 4:30 pm.
RSVP to ATTEND and/or TESTIFY: https://psc-cuny.org/calendar/cuny-bot-hearing-in-queens/
“We’re old, we’re bold, get used to it!” — Brian Lehrer, WNYC radio host
Th3 April 1st deadline looms for Mayor Adams to decide whether Medicare remains an option for CUNY retirees as he tries to move the city work force into a Medicare Advantage plan. According to the Daily News, he plans to cut Medicare out of our health care. TAKE ACTION! SIGN the Union’s PETITION to save the Medicare option.
Listen to a segment on the Friday 3/24 episode of the Brian Lehrer show about the proposed changes and how it will change the quality of health care coverage for New York City workers: “NYC Retirees Speak Out Against Health Plan Changes.”
If you’re wondering whether Medicare Advantage is that much worse, check out a podcast on how Medicare Advantage costs more for the Federal government than traditional Medicare. Listen to Kaiser Health News’ “The policy, and politics, of Medicare Advantage.“
Our contract has expired. Our Guest Speaker is Pamela Stemberg from PSC’s Anti-Bullying Committee.
Come work on ways to organize for a FAIR CONTRACT. Food and refreshments served.
Rally outside CUNY Central the morning before our contract expires. We’ll be taking our demands to CUNY, literally putting them on tables outside of the bosses’ door and confronting them with our vision for a Fair Contract for #APeoplesCUNY.
Our contract expires on February 28! What happens now? Our union, the PSC CUNY, has issued new bargaining demands. Come to our first in-person Chapter Meeting in 3 years to discuss what’s next. Food and refreshments served.
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