PSC Protests CUNY Delay on Equity Raises For 2,500 Low-Paid Members

More than 100 members of the Professional Staff Congress attended a Feb. 15 protest slamming the City University of New York’s decision to delay equity pay raises that were supposed to be given to Assistants to Higher Education Officers and Lecturers.

The $1,000 increase for 1,295 people in that job title was supposed to take effect Feb. 1, with the first paychecks reflecting that higher amount to be distributed Feb. 11. CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez assured the union during a Dec. 16 meeting that the raises would be implemented, according to the PSC.