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PAID Orientations for Incoming Graduate Workers

Calling all new Graduate Workers! New York State law mandates that all public sector employees are entitled to a one-hour union orientation during work hours. Because graduate students are part-time […]

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Hot Grad Worker Summer: Know Your Rights Workshop, August 5 at 5pm

Workplace exploitation is unfortunately not uncommon at CUNY. This union-led event will help incoming and current graduate student workers understand their contractual rights as employees, so that they can better […]

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Debt Reveal Day – April 15

When we hear “college debt crisis”, we usually think of student debt. But colleges and universities increasingly owe millions of dollars to private creditors and financial institutions as well. To […]

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Spring Phonebanking

We are holding weekly phonebanking sessions on alternating Tuesdays at 5:30pm (register here) and Thursdays at 1:30pm (register here). Training will be available for new phoners. Join us and build power with your colleagues! […]

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Open Forum on Cuts to 2021-22 Admissions: A Summary

On February 4, the Graduate Center Chapter of the PSC hosted an open forum on planned reductions in 2021-22 graduate admissions. The forum – for which 110 people registered – […]

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A Report from President Garrell’s Town Hall: Implications for Our Union Chapter

On December 14, Graduate Center president Robin Garrell hosted a town hall event via Zoom. The webinar format did not conform to our usual expectations of town hall-type events, virtual […]

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Executive Committee Statement on Library Reopening

Our union chapter is large and diverse, comprising multiple titles, campuses, and work environments. Its executive committee—which includes staff, students, and faculty—reflects this heterogeneity. As such, we are acutely aware […]

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Resolution on Calling for PSC Leadership to Hold a Strike Authorization Vote (approved)

Adopted at the chapter meeting on 10/2/20 Whereas, more people have died at CUNY due to COVID-19 than at any other school system in the country; Whereas, over the summer, CUNY’s administration […]

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Resolution on Calling for PSC Leadership to Hold a Strike Authorization Vote

The following is a proposed resolution on the agenda for the October 2 Chapter Meeting: Whereas, more people have died at CUNY due to COVID-19 than at any other school […]

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Delegate Assembly Resolution 4/23/20

At the April meeting of the PSC Delegate Assembly, one of the resolutions adopted by the PSC was the following: The PSC stands by the principle during the pandemic of […]