U.S. Reps. Call on CUNY to Reverse Decision to Layoff Nearly 3,000 Employees

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) on was joined by New York Representatives Max Rose, Kathleen M. Rice, Thomas R. Suozzi, Adriano Espaillat, José E. Serrano, Eliot L. Engel, and Sean Patrick Maloney in voicing concerns about the “City University of New York (CUNY) administration’s decision not to renew the contract of approximately 2,800 members of its faculty for instruction during the upcoming fall semester.” Rep. Carolyn Maloney In their letter, the lawmakers state, “The livelihoods and health of CUNY employees are at stake, but equally at risk is educational quality for the students. Most of the laid-off employees were adjunct […]