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PSC Delegate Assembly 11/21/24 - Notes + Proposed Resolution for 12/19/24

From the President’s report:   Current events/election In the wake of Trump election, the PSC plans to serve as an incubator and facilitator of struggle to protect the most vulnerable communities--including many of our students and their communities--in combination with other organizations on and off campus. The PSC plans to provide a forum to discuss and enact the protection of free speech on campuses through new Title VI policy guidelines. The union also aims to address the chilling of speech that is taking place as a result of new federal guidelines and current political context. The PSC will fight to protect and advance rights of Organized labor via the NLRB, federal law, and even the NYS Taylor Law (which provides some protections to unions eve as it prevents striking). President Davis noted that we need a “resurgent Left” that is beholden to principles, not a political party—but does not play purity politics, but rather builds sustainable coalitions. That be...
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Report from the Sept 24, 2024 Chapter Meeting

Dear colleagues, We held our first chapter meeting of the academic year on September 24 as a HyFlex meeting (both on Zoom and in-person)   We were thrilled to see so many folks at our first chapter meeting on the 24th! Thank you to the more  than 70 of you who joined in person and on Zoom! There were several other events and meetings at the  same time, so it was especially awesome to feel the commitment and energy that members brought to  the meeting!   This is what we covered at the  meeting: Welcome, introductions, and Union 101 CUNY Bylaws changes and REPAIR Act Contract bargaining updates and discussion Plan for escalation to win a good contract Invitation to activism: Pick one thing you can do! Please see the attached pdf of our slides from the meeting (or click here for a link to the slideshow) for  details. Here is a brief summary: Mobina Hashmi, chapter co-chair (TREM), and Naomi Schiller, chapter EC member (Anthropology),  introduced the...
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CHAPTER LETTER CAMPAIGN: to President Michelle Anderson

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In the Fall of 2023, we asked all departments or units to write and sign letters to the college President, Michelle Anderson. We wanted her to know what our colleagues do well. We wanted her to hear our vision for work and mission at Brooklyn College. We wanted her to understand what we all need to thrive. We wanted to model a mission-driven discourse, not a workplace lead by austerity.  We wanted our President to hear us. Professor Naomi Braine reads the Sociology Dept Letter Professor Jillian Cavanaugh reads the Anthropology Letter     Twelve letters, signed by 100s of our colleagues were submitted—although many more were penned (many felt uneasy about being visible in this way). 1) Synthesis letter signed by over 80 faculty and staff 2) Sociology Department , 26 signatures 3) Anthropology Department, 16 signatures 4) Accounting Department , 14 signatures 5) Library , 28 signatures 6) PRLS , 6 signatures 7) Psychology Department , 30 signatures 8) English Department , o...
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