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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Jonathan Connolly, Director of Employee & Labor Relations</span></p>
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Care Technical (EX) and Service (SX) Employees</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The University is
pleased to announce that UC’s Service and Patient Care Technical employees,
represented by AFSCME, have ratified a new four-year contract. These
agreements recognize the vital role these employees play in delivering
world-class service to our students, patients, faculty, staff, and the
public.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Key highlights of the
agreement include:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Compensation: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
new contract continues UC’s tradition of providing competitive
compensation with guaranteed, multi-year pay increases as follows:</span></p>
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+ Guaranteed Step:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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increase (+ 2% step increase in July 2026)</span></p>
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increase, including a 1% equity pool (+ 2% step increase in July 2027)</span></p>
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increase (+ 2% step increase in July 2028)</span></p>
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increase (+ 2% step increase in July 2029)</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Minimum Wage:
Increases to $25 in 2025, $26.50 in 2026, and $30.10 by April 2029.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Additional Payments:
A $1,500 ratification lump sum for non-probationary career workers and a
$1,000 longevity payment for those with 20 years of service. Employees at the
top of their pay scales will receive 2% lump-sum payments in lieu of step
increases.</span></p>
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Increased to a $1.25 minimum.</span></p>
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Benefits: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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5% cap on annual premium increases, plus subsidies.</span></p>
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on annual premium increases, plus subsidies.</span></p>
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floating personal day and premium pay for MLK Holiday and December 24th.</span></p>
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for childcare and for victims/survivors of violence.</span></p>
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increase caps maintained at $10 or 10%.</span></p>
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of sick leave per year, with carry-over up to a 24-hour maximum.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">These contracts,
effective through November 30, 2029, provide long-term stability for both
bargaining unit members and the University. Training on the new provisions is
currently under development and will be available soon.</span></p>
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questions, please contact Employee and Labor Relations at </span><a href="mailto:labor.relations@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">labor.relations@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Jonathan Connolly</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Director, Employee
and Labor Relations</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">University of
California, Riverside</span></p>
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