@cunyonstrike

the CUNY on Strike campaign is led by rank-and-file members of PSC-CUNY and our allies.

 New York City
cunyonstrike.com/
Joined December 2023
  • Tweets534
  • Following127
  • Followers785
40Media
In honor of the first day of fall semester classes, CUNY On Strike is very excited to share the first issue of Hard Bargain, our new newsletter. Read the full PDF on our website, and stay tuned as we republish the individual articles over the coming days. cunyonstrike.com/2024/08/28/…
1
23
2
37
3,618
CUNY On Strike Campaign retweeted
Student Workers of Columbia
@SW_Columbia9 Mar 2025
SWC condemns the ICE/DHS raids on Columbia's campus. We call on President Armstrong to protect international students from immigration enforcement and reinstate Columbia as a sanctuary campus. Statement: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
On Saturday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian recent Columbia graduate and lead negotiator for last spring’s Gaza solidarity encampment. Khalil held a green card at the time of his arrest and remains in detention as thousands petition for his immediate release. We are also aware of multiple reports of ICE agents accessing or attempting to access Columbia campus buildings on Friday and Saturday, including undergraduate dorms. The presence of immigration enforcement agents in Columbia Housing buildings coincides with Columbia’s publication of a new protocol which reverses the school’s sanctuary campus status and states that “exigent circumstances may allow [ICE] access to University buildings or people without a warrant.” Columbia has abandoned its nearly decade-long commitment to being a sanctuary campus. This development also closely follows the Department of Justice’s announcement on the same day that it plans to cancel $400 milli

ALT On Saturday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian recent Columbia graduate and lead negotiator for last spring’s Gaza solidarity encampment. Khalil held a green card at the time of his arrest and remains in detention as thousands petition for his immediate release. We are also aware of multiple reports of ICE agents accessing or attempting to access Columbia campus buildings on Friday and Saturday, including undergraduate dorms. The presence of immigration enforcement agents in Columbia Housing buildings coincides with Columbia’s publication of a new protocol which reverses the school’s sanctuary campus status and states that “exigent circumstances may allow [ICE] access to University buildings or people without a warrant.” Columbia has abandoned its nearly decade-long commitment to being a sanctuary campus. This development also closely follows the Department of Justice’s announcement on the same day that it plans to cancel $400 milli

150
28
433
110,283
CUNY On Strike Campaign retweeted
CUNY4Palestine@Cuny4P25 Jan 2025
HUGE UNION VICTORY!  PSC-CUNY honors the Palestinian BDS picket line! Last night, CUNY’s main union, the Professional Staff Congress, voted in its Delegate Assembly to adopt the “PSC and NYCERS Israeli Investments Divestment Resolution” A 🧵
14
152
13
340
35,730
"There is that feeling of knowing of what may or may not happen next in the new year,” said Dia Brown, an engineering graduate student employee at Penn State. “It just makes it feel more important to keep pushing forward.”
Academic Freedom/FreeSpeech/FuckGenocide/War/ICE@SChenHayes28 Dec 2024
US student worker unions face threats under 2nd Trump administration “…graduate student workers won over 90% of union elections from 2022 to 2024, often in landslide votes at some of the top universities in the US…” Solidarity. @cunyonstrike @iuonstrike theguardian.com/us-news/2024…

US student worker unions face threats under second Trump administration

Organizers try to pre-empt action by incoming president to ‘constrict or eliminate’ labor rights

theguardian.com
2
427
CUNY On Strike Campaign retweeted
gabriel@unityopposite24 Dec 2024
just voted no on this pathetic contract
PSC/CUNY@PSC_CUNY23 Dec 2024
Our new proposed contract includes significant wins for Adjuncts. Members: visit PSC-CUNY.org/TA for more info about the agreement, & for info on how to vote YES! #APeoplesCUNY
3
9
568
Replying to @PSC_CUNY
Those “wins” do not appear to include a living wage.
1
4
6
227
CUNY On Strike Campaign retweeted
zoë hu@z_hu__26 Dec 2024
Two things: the PSC essentially froze grad workers out of bargaining. Our title only had one hour-long session in two years of negotiations. The difference between the PSC and a union like @ruaaup is shocking. Secondly, this doesn’t make clear that equity raises come in 2026.
PSC/CUNY@PSC_CUNY26 Dec 2024
Our new proposed contract includes important wins for Grad Assistants. Members: visit PSC-CUNY.org/TA for more info about the agreement, & for info on how to vote YES! #APeoplesCUNY
1
8
28
2,718
CUNY On Strike Campaign retweeted
zoë hu@z_hu__17 Dec 2024
After almost two years of bargaining, CUNY’s faculty and staff union is nearing a deal on a contract. I spent two years as a rep for the union. I cannot vote yes on this contract — which furthers austerity at CUNY and signals to admin that our union is weak and incompetent. 1/
4
69
6
450
50,574
Solidarity to @amazonlabor workers walking out tonight!!! And to @SBWorkersUnited workers and everyone else on strike this week #Strikemas2024
2
5
183
Last night, our delegates voted 141-40 in favor of endorsing the MOA and sending it to a member ratification vote. This is roughly DOUBLE the no vote on the 2019 MOA, which passed with "nearly 200" in favor and 20 opposed. psc-cuny.org/clarion/2019/no…

Delegates send MOA to membership - PSC CUNY

After a Special Delegate Assembly – and lots of debate – the union’s elected representatives voted to send the tentative agreement to the members for a vote.

psc-cuny.org
3
5
1
5
1,500
If this change is reflected in the membership-wide vote, we would see a no vote percentage of about 28%. Tell your coworkers to vote down agreements that don't meet our needs, and tell the bargaining team we need a NEW STRATEGY of strike preparation to win better
3
246
CUNY On Strike Campaign retweeted
Starbucks Workers United@SBWorkersUnited20 Dec 2024
🔥 TWAS THE STRIKE BEFORE CHRISTMAS! 🔥✊ Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle... and soon, from coast-to-coast. 🧵
137
1,185
130
3,260
687,636
CUNY On Strike Campaign retweeted
Rank and File Action@RanknFileAction18 Dec 2024
Strong unions do not accept weak contracts! (1/2)
2
5
7
701
Very good news. @PSC_CUNY @RanknFileAction @cunyonstrike @PSC_CUNY_HEO @QcUnite
Henry Rosoff@HenryRosoff17 Dec 2024
BREAKING: NYC municipal retirees announce a major legal victory: City must pay supplemental health insurance, can’t force retirees on Medicare Advantage. Ruling from NY’s highest court says the Court of Appeals. A battle that was fought over three years.
1
1
211
Replying to @z_hu__ @cunyonstrike @RanknFileAction @PSC_CUNY @psccunygc
We completely agree. Top-down control suppresses dissent & creates internal silos. Strict adherence to hierarchy leads to “trickle-up solidarity” & folx at the bottom fight for benefits only going to higher ups. Adjunct pay, HEO hybrid work, etc., deserve far higher priority!
3
1
247
Load more