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CUNY On Strike?
By Sarah Hughes If you’ve been around Murphy recently, you’ve probably heard rumblings about the PSC contract battle. As a labor school, Murphy Institute faculty, students and staff study and put into practice the fight for labor rights. Now, as members of the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY and AFSCME District Council 37, Murphy community members are…
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Open Letter from CUNY Foundation Board Chairs to State Government
Foundation Board Chairs from all of the CUNY colleges and professional schools penned an open letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the members of the State Assembly and Senate concerning the present budget situation at CUNY. This letter ran in the New York Times today and is copied in part below. We write to you…
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Put to the Test: CUNY Faculty Considers Strike Vote As Cuomo Toys With University’s Future
This article was originally featured at the Indypendent. By Peter Rugh Hundreds of people swamped 42nd Street one day last November, forcing police to shut down a section of the busy thoroughfare. These weren’t tourists or Broadway ticketholders gone mad, but professors from the City University of New York (CUNY) and their supporters, 53 of…
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Interpretations of Work: New Calendar From CUNY, NYTimes
The CUNY/New York Times in Education 2016 calendar was just released. Called “Working People,” it’s a beautiful and informative document that lifts up work and workers, serving as a piece of art, journey through history, and useful calendar all-in-one. From CUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken’s introduction to the calendar: Work. It’s what most of us have to do to earn the money we need…
