Guide to the Professional Staff Congress/City University of New York Records, 1926-2018

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Guide to the Professional Staff Congress/City University of New York Records, 1926-2018

1926-2018

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The Professional Staff Congress/City University of New York (PSC) is the union that represents faculty and professional/technical staff at CUNY. It is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers as AFT Local 2234. This collection includes records of the union's activity in the areas of collective bargaining, representation of members in grievance proceedings, lobbying (at state and city levels), publicity, general support for public higher education, and participation in national, statewide and citywide labor bodies. In addition to records of the PSC, the collection includes records of its two predecessor organizations, the Legislative Conference of CUNY and the United Federation of College Teachers.

235.5 Linear Feet in 235 record cartons, 1 media box, and 1 folder; 12.14 Gigabytes on 2 DVD-Rs, 5 floppy disks (3.5 in), and 4 CD-R; 10 Reels on 10 reels of microfilm; 2 archived websites

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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