Irwin Polishook Biographical Video
Item
Title
Irwin Polishook Biographical Video
Description
Commissioned by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) in February 2000 on the occasion of Irwin Polishook’s retirement from the PSC, this video was created to highlight Polishook’s contributions to the PSC and beyond.
Serving first as the founding vice president of the PSC, the union which represents CUNY's faculty and staff, Polishook was elected president in 1976, a position that he held for 24 years. The video celebrates many of Polishook’s accomplishments over the course of his career, including his navigation of the union through the fiscal crisis of the 1970s. While Polishook’s impact was most felt within CUNY, his work with the American Federation of Teachers, the larger union to which the PSC is affiliated, brought him in contact with many influential leaders.
Serving first as the founding vice president of the PSC, the union which represents CUNY's faculty and staff, Polishook was elected president in 1976, a position that he held for 24 years. The video celebrates many of Polishook’s accomplishments over the course of his career, including his navigation of the union through the fiscal crisis of the 1970s. While Polishook’s impact was most felt within CUNY, his work with the American Federation of Teachers, the larger union to which the PSC is affiliated, brought him in contact with many influential leaders.
Creator
City University Television (CUNY-TV)
Date
February 2000
Language
English
Duration
00:16:12
producer
City University Television (CUNY-TV)
Relation
3492
3502
director
Yellowitz, Irwin (writer/director)
Contributor
Yellowitz, Irwin
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
City University Television (CUNY-TV). “Irwin Polishook Biographical Video”. 3492, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/469
- Item sets
- CUNY Digital History Archive
Time Periods
1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
1978-1992 Retrenchment - Austerity - Tuition
1993-1999 End of Remediation and Open Admissions in Senior Colleges