Vote for the PSC-BHE Contract
Item
PSCeuny
OFFICERS
President
Irwin Polishook
First Vice President
Carol Brandon
Secretary
Claude Campbell
Treasurer
Marion Starling
University-wide Officers
Norman Bindler
Pearl Gasarch
Sidney Lieberman
Thomas McNulty
Belle Zeller
Vice President
Senior Colleges
Irwin Yellowitz
Senior College Officers
Alvin Bachman
Judith S. Klein
Suzanne Siegel
Vice President
Community Colleges
Mildred Johansson
Community College Officers
Geraldine Chapey
Donald Davidson
Howard Jones
Vice President
Cross Campus Units
Harold Wilson
Cross Campus Officers
Peter Jonas
Samuel Vernoff
Vice President
Part Time Personne!
Susan B. Prager
President Emeritus
Belle Zeller
STAFF
Executive Director
Arnold Cantor
Associate Executive
Director
Aaron Alexander
Staff Coordinator
Chris Kahan
Director, Contract
Administration &
University-wide Grievance
Counselor
Daniel Kaminker
Director of Organization
Irving Panken
Coordinator, Membership
Department
Mary Pearce
Director, Legal Affairs
[ee Nicholas Russo
Director, Staff Relations
Beryl Weinberg
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25 West 43rd Street New York, New York 10036
November 23, 1977
Dear Colleague:
I am writing to urge you to vote in favor of the PSC-BHE
contract. As an observer at many of the negotiating
sessions I can assure you that they were most difficult
because of the pressures and restrictions of the city's
fiscal crisis. Although we were unable to obtain all
our bargaining objectives, we did win three which are of
particular importance to adjuncts:
LT) COLA.’ — The Cost of Living Adjustment as specified in
the previous contract will be continued.
2) Observation - After ten semesters, no observations
or annual evaluations will be held unless either the
adjunct or the department requests it.
3) »Increments - For the first time the Board has recog—> 3
nized the principle of scheduled increments for
adjuncts by agreeing to a provision that calls for
an increment within rank for adjuncts upon completion
of six semesters including summers.
Again, I am aware that many of you will be disappointed
at what was not gained--but given the bargaining stance
of the city and the brevity of the contract and the gains
I have listed above, I believe that your support is war-
ranted.
Sincerely,
fuser agr
Susan Prager
Vice President oe
g Part Time Personnel
opeiu #153/dg
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 2334 NEW YORK STATE AFL-CIO
NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS e NEW YORK CITY CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
Professional Staff Congress/City University of New York
212/354-1252
OFFICERS
President
Irwin Polishook
First Vice President
Carol Brandon
Secretary
Claude Campbell
Treasurer
Marion Starling
University-wide Officers
Norman Bindler
Pearl Gasarch
Sidney Lieberman
Thomas McNulty
Belle Zeller
Vice President
Senior Colleges
Irwin Yellowitz
Senior College Officers
Alvin Bachman
Judith S. Klein
Suzanne Siegel
Vice President
Community Colleges
Mildred Johansson
Community College Officers
Geraldine Chapey
Donald Davidson
Howard Jones
Vice President
Cross Campus Units
Harold Wilson
Cross Campus Officers
Peter Jonas
Samuel Vernoff
Vice President
Part Time Personne!
Susan B. Prager
President Emeritus
Belle Zeller
STAFF
Executive Director
Arnold Cantor
Associate Executive
Director
Aaron Alexander
Staff Coordinator
Chris Kahan
Director, Contract
Administration &
University-wide Grievance
Counselor
Daniel Kaminker
Director of Organization
Irving Panken
Coordinator, Membership
Department
Mary Pearce
Director, Legal Affairs
[ee Nicholas Russo
Director, Staff Relations
Beryl Weinberg
=>.
25 West 43rd Street New York, New York 10036
November 23, 1977
Dear Colleague:
I am writing to urge you to vote in favor of the PSC-BHE
contract. As an observer at many of the negotiating
sessions I can assure you that they were most difficult
because of the pressures and restrictions of the city's
fiscal crisis. Although we were unable to obtain all
our bargaining objectives, we did win three which are of
particular importance to adjuncts:
LT) COLA.’ — The Cost of Living Adjustment as specified in
the previous contract will be continued.
2) Observation - After ten semesters, no observations
or annual evaluations will be held unless either the
adjunct or the department requests it.
3) »Increments - For the first time the Board has recog—> 3
nized the principle of scheduled increments for
adjuncts by agreeing to a provision that calls for
an increment within rank for adjuncts upon completion
of six semesters including summers.
Again, I am aware that many of you will be disappointed
at what was not gained--but given the bargaining stance
of the city and the brevity of the contract and the gains
I have listed above, I believe that your support is war-
ranted.
Sincerely,
fuser agr
Susan Prager
Vice President oe
g Part Time Personnel
opeiu #153/dg
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 2334 NEW YORK STATE AFL-CIO
NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS e NEW YORK CITY CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
Professional Staff Congress/City University of New York
212/354-1252
Title
Vote for the PSC-BHE Contract
Description
This letter, written by Susan Prager in 1977, urged readers to vote in favor of the Professional Staff Congress - Board of Higher Education (PSC - BHE) contract. While the letter acknowledged that some members would be disappointed, it listed three wins including cost of living adjustments, observation waivers, and scheduled incremental raises after six semesters of employment.
Contributor
Professional Staff Congress
Creator
Prager, Susan B.
Date
November 23, 1977
Language
English
Rights
Copyrighted
Source
The Tamiment Institute Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Original Format
Memorandum
Prager, Susan B. Letter. “Vote for the PSC-BHE Contract.”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/1393