Professional Staff Congress

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professional Staff Congress
Predecessor,
FoundedApril 14, 1972
Members
20,000
AffiliationsAFT, NYSUT
Websitewww.psc-cuny.org

The Professional Staff Congress or PSC CUNY is a trade union that represents faculty of the City University of New York campuses. As of 2007, the PSC represented more than 20,000 faculty and staff members at CUNY.[1]

History[]

PSC was co-founded by Israel Kugler and on April 14, 1972, as a merger between and its rival the .

Zeller served as president, and Kugler as deputy president of the PSC after its formation.[1][2] CUNY challenged the right of the PSC to represent its faculty, forcing the PSC into a second election. The PSC won this second election on June 7, 1972. After a year of negotiations and a threatened strike, CUNY consented to a three-year collective bargaining agreement.[3][4][5]

Affiliations[]

It is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (Local No. 2334) and the Central Labor Council.[6] It is also a member of the American Association of University Professors and New York State United Teachers.

Israel, A Palestinian State, and Accusations of Anti-Semitism[]

Six Jewish professors denounced the labor union as an anti-semitic and anti-Israel and anti-Jewish labor organization in early 2022. They promised not to continue paying their membership dues to the group, though almost all CUNY professors and full-time staff are required to pay membership dues because they are required to join the Professional Staff Congress upon being hired as teachers and teaching assistants. The six professors want to defect from the union. [7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hevesi, Dennis (2007-10-08). "Israel Kugler, Union Official Who Led Strike at St. John's, Dies at 90 (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  2. ^ Yellowitz, Irwin (1999). 25 Years of Progress: Professional Staff Congress/CUNY. Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, 25 West 43rd St.
  3. ^ Peterson, Iver (1973-06-01). "City U. Proposes 1‐Year Pact; Staff Union Promptly Rejects It (Published 1973)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  4. ^ Buder, Leonard (June 8, 1972). "Faculty Members at City University Pick Single Bargaining Agent". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "STAFF UNIT VOTES TO STRIKE CITY U. (Published 1973)". The New York Times. 1973-07-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. ^ "Professional Staff Congress - CUNY (PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334)". New York City Central Labor Council. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  7. ^ https://nypost.com/2022/01/15/cuny-professors-sue-anti-semitic-and-anti-israel-union/

External[]

Official website

This article related to a United States labor union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""