[Msoadm] AFSCME Strike Notice for November 20th and 21st

[Mariela E Bridges]

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Confidential Management Communication - Do not Forward or Distribute



November 8, 2024



To:       Business Officers, Managers and Supervisors

Cc:      Human Resources Officers

From:   Jonathan Connolly, Director of Employee and Labor Relations

Re:       AFSCME Strike Notice for November 20th and 21st

Dear Colleagues,
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3299 (AFSCME) Union has provided formal notice of a strike and picketing activity by members of the Service (SX) and Patient Care Technical (EX) units. The 48-hour strike period will commence at 12:00 a.m. on November 20, 2024, and conclude at11:59 p.m. November 21, 2024. This is being organized at all UC locations. Please do not poll your employees regarding their strike plans at this time.
If any employee does not report to work as assigned, the University will presume (absent prior authorization or medical certification) that her/his work absence during a strike period is strike related. Employees will have their pay docked for absences during a strike unless the employee is on authorized leave or is taking vacation that was approved by department management prior to the strike.
Please notify your direct reports in advance of a strike that sick leave may not be used on the strike day unless employees submit documentation from a healthcare provider verifying, they were medically unable to work on the day in question. If an employee calls in sick on the day of the strike, the supervisor should remind the employee s/he will need to provide medical certification confirming illness on that day. Requests for medical documentation cannot be made after the employee returns to work. (Note: Approved family medical leave absences remain in effect and additional documentation should not be requested.)
As is always the case, authorization for an absence from work (e.g., vacation leave or compensatory time) may or may not be granted, depending on operational necessity and without regard to the employee's reason for the requested leave.
Please reach out to Employee and Labor Relations with any questions or to discuss workforce continuity planning.

Respectfully,

Jonathan Connolly

Director, Employee and Labor Relations

University of California, Riverside



Quick links for your convenience:

UCR Employee and Labor Relations Home Page<https://hr.ucr.edu/employee-labor-relations>

ELR Analysts and their Client Groups<https://hr.ucr.edu/employee-labor-relations/employee-labor-relations-contact-and-unit-assignments#labor-relations>

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