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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The University has reached an agreement with the UAW on contracts with the Academic Researchers, Postdoctoral Scholars, Academic Student Employees,
and Graduate Student Researchers. Thank you for your time, effort, and dedication during the strike and ensuring the continuity of education and research.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The University is legally required to align compensation with work effort provided to the institution, consistent with the award of federal grant
funds and the allocation of State funds committed to the University as a public trust. These obligations are set forth in Uniform Guidance, 2 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 200, Art. IX, Sec. 9 of the California Constitution, and Regents Policy
7303: Policy on the Services Obligations and Leaves of Absence. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As you know, a strike is a work stoppage, meaning an employee has decided to stop performing their job duties in support of a particular cause or
issue. Because the employee is not performing their job duties, they are not eligible for wages that are paid in exchange for work performed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Senate faculty members who participated in sympathy strike activities, may lawfully participate. However, in accordance with legal requirements entailed in
the University’s commitment to the responsible management of both state and federal public funds, if you decided to withhold your labor, your wages must be aligned with the labor withheld. Accordingly, if you did not perform your work or job duties that you
were scheduled/required to perform between November 14, 2022, through December 23, 2022, please complete the
<a href="https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/document/attestation-form-senate-faculty11323">
<span style="color:#0563C1">attestation form here</span></a> and submit it to your school/college Academic Personnel Director.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline to submit the completed attestation form is January 23, 2023. This information will be used to verify pay eligibility and ensure appropriate
payroll processing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please reach out to me with any questions or concerns.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Liz</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Elizabeth Watkins, PhD
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(she / her / hers)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professor of History</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of California, Riverside</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">951.827.1129 | <a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Watkins@UCR.edu">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Elizabeth.Watkins@UCR.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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