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Resolution on Protection of Palestine Solidarity Speech and Academic Freedom

Whereas the events detailed in PSC President James Davis’ October 25th letter to the Chancellor present a grave cause for concern regarding the future of academic freedom and labor rights […]

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The Commons in Exile has been set up on the 1st floor of the GC

On the 21st of August, Graduate Center President Robin Garrell sent out an email under the title “Dining Commons, Food Pantry and Food Services Update.” In this email she announced […]

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South California hotel workers go on strike!

Hospitality workers in Southern California go on strike during the big Fourth of July rush, joining the Writers’ Guild on the picket lines. Solidarity to striking workers everywhere!

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Rolling nationwide Starbucks strikes

Workers at more than 150 Starbucks stores across the country plan to engage in strikes over the next week to protest the company’s hypocritical treatment of LGBTQIA+ workers.

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UPS workers vote to authorize strike!

UPS workers, as members of the Teamsters Union, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if an agreement is not reached by the time their current contract expires at the […]

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We demand reappointment!

Dear PSC Members, This Spring, several staff members hired to work for the CUNY Online initiative were non-reappointed without cause. They were told that this was because their jobs were […]

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Solidarity among NYC delivery workers confronting wildfire smoke

As smoke from Canadian wildfires descended upon NYC last week, unionized and gig delivery workers supported each other as employers predictably failed to address safety concerns.

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Supreme Court chips away at protections for striking workers

The recent Supreme Court ruling in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 gives employers a precedent to sue unions for “damages” caused by strikes. But this does not take away […]

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Hungry and Hot at the ASRC

The Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) Graduate Center campus at CUNY, located adjacent to City College in Harlem, is supposed to be a state-of-the-art building, representing hundreds of millions of […]

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Could LA be on its way to a general strike?

Over the last few weeks, several LA unions have turned out to demonstrations in support of striking WGA workers. With hospitality workers and teachers also about to face expired contracts, […]