The Professional Staff Congress or PSC CUNY is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

that represents faculty and professional staff of the

City University of New York The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the public university system of New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges and seven pro ...

campuses. As of 2018, the PSC represented 30,000 faculty and staff members at CUNY.

History

PSC was co-founded by Israel Kugler and Belle Zeller on April 14, 1972, as a merger between United Federation of College Teachers and its rival the Legislative Conference of the City University. Zeller served as president, and Kugler as deputy president of the PSC after its formation. 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

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agreement.

Affiliations

It is affiliated with the

American Federation of Teachers The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the second largest teacher's labor union in America (the largest being the National Education Association). The union was founded in Chicago. John Dewey and Margaret Haley were founders. About 60 per ...

(Local No. 2334) and the Central Labor Council. It is also a member of the

American Association of University Professors The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is an organization of professors and other academics in the United States. AAUP membership includes over 500 local campus chapters and 39 state organizations. The AAUP's stated mission ...

and

New York State United Teachers New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) is a 600,000-member New York state teachers union, affiliated since 2006 with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the AFL–CIO, and the National Education Association (NEA). NYSUT is an umbrella grou ...

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