Two City Council members were among 41 people arrested Thursday during an union protest outside Gov. Cuomo’s Midtown office.
Council members Inez Barron of Brooklyn and I. Daneek Miller of Queens were charged with disorderly conduct for staging a “die-in” outside the building, according to police.
The demonstrators were demanding a state budget that includes what they said would be adequate funding for CUNY and a fair contract for its Professional Staff Congress.
The protesters formed a human chain in front of the building and blocked pedestrian traffic.
An announcement on the union’s Web site said that “if there is no resolution to our contract funding by March 24, some participants in the protest will be prepared to risk arrest in a non-violent action to demand justice.”
A Cuomo spokesperson told CBS that CUNY will receive its full $1.6 billion in funding this year and urged the PSC to resolve its contract negotiations with the school.
All of the protesters were charged with disorderly conduct and issued desk-appearance tickets, cops said.