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Petitions: MoE bill and Adjunct 7K contract demand
Click the links below, print, and gather signatures from faculty, students, and professionals staff. Please return completed petitions to BC Chapter Chair James Davis, English Dept, B2308. Petition to support Maintenance of Effort legislation , ensuring annual increases in operating costs at CUNY and SUNY are covered by NY State funding. Petition to support PSC contract demand of $7K/course minimum for Adjunct faculty teaching a 3-credit course.
Campus Equity Week 2017
The BC Chapter rang in Campus Equity Week by signing up hundreds of supporters for the PSC's contract demand of $7K minimum per course for adjuncts.
CUNY Rising Alliance Grows
The CUNY Rising Alliance is 33 groups strong as of Oct 2017, and growing...
Chapter Meeting Agenda Sept 14, 2017
Contract campaign : survey results, contract process, and campaign Recommitment campaign : Janus v AFSCME · New blue card or PSC website: http://psc-cuny.org/UnionYes · Sign up for training at BC in 1-1 organizing: Mon Sept 18 or Tue Sept 26 · Analysis: Penny Lewis (PSC), “Trump’s Assault on Labor,” The Clarion Risa Lieberwitz (AAUP), “Legal Watch: Friederichs Redux,” Academe Looking ahead… · Maintenance of Effort campaign: Coordinated with SUNY and a coalition of public higher ed supporters: http://psc-cuny.org/clarion/junejuly-2017/pushing-fair-moe-bill-albany · Campus Equity Week, late October: BC adjunct organizing “blitz” on Halloween day · NY State...
Defend DACA
In response to the Trump administration's commitment to rescind DACA, The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), our national affiliate, is providing a mechanism to collectively urge our elected officials to pass a "clean" Dream Act, preserving the rights of DACA protected young people to work and remain in this country. As of mid-September, over 12,000 letters have been sent in this way. Send your letters here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-congress-to-pass-the-dream-act
Fall 2017 BC PSC Meeting Dates
Exec Committee Meeting (faculty-staff lounge) 12:30-2:00 pm Tue Sept 5 Tue Oct 10 Tue Nov 7 Tue Dec 5 Chapter Meeting 12:30-2:00 pm Thu Sept 14, Ingersoll Extension (IA) 329 Tue Oct 31, Ingersoll Extension (IA) 329 Wed Nov 29, Library 411 Delegate Assembly* (at PSC) 6:30 pm Thu Sept 14 Thu Oct 19 Thu Nov 9 Thu Dec 7 *All PSC members are welcome, but only elected Delegates or Alternates may vote.