CUNY Faculty Union Calls for Badillo's Resignation

Calling his statements about Dominicans and Mexicans "derogatory and racist," the Delegate Assembly of the Professional Staff Caucus (PSC) has condemned CUNY Board Chairman Herman Badillo and has called on Governor George Pataki to seek Mr. Badillo's resignation. In a resolution adopted overwhelmingly at their October 21st meeting, delegates charged that Mr. Badillo's statements about the groups' physical traits and his dismissal of their cultures as having no "history of education" raise questions about his credibility, commitment to the university's mission and continuance in office. Such statements are "not in accordance with the commitment to equal opportunity and respect of all ethnic and racial groups that is expected of the Chairman of the City University of New York," the resolution said.