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The vote on this statement was approved (27 yes, 1 no, 1 abstain, 8 unavailable), so I just sent the message to the department.
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Professor and Chair, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences<br class="">
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Riverside, CA 92521<br class="">
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<div class="">On Nov 16, 2022, at 7:48 AM, Bpschair <<a href="mailto:bpschair@ucr.edu" class="">bpschair@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="">I apologize about the multiple emails on this subject. A few concerns about this proposed statement have been raised.</div>
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<div class="">The first is that we really can’t promise that striking workers won’t be penalized by UCR for the strike, since their pay may be docked, something we won’t have much control over. See attached FAQs (also <a href="https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2022-11/faqs-re-pay-guidance-during-potential-strike-11-10-22-final.pdf" class="">this link</a>):
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<div class="">I propose a revision to the 2nd paragraph (in red below) to address this.
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faculty in the Botany and Plant Sciences Department at UCR stand in solidarity with the graduate
students, postdocs, and academic researchers to increase their salaries and benefits to a level that meets today’s living and housing costs in California. These employees are foundational to our department’s research and teaching mission. We strongly object
to the current socioeconomic inequalities they face, which undermine the public mission of the University of California. A fair contract for academic employees is a step towards addressing these inequities.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt; white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff2600" class="">We support the right of all academic employees to participate in strike activities and will keep channels of communication open regardless of an individual's
involvement with or participation in the strike.</font></span></div>
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<div class="">The second concern, voiced by several people, is the desire for the statement to come from the department, but not contain individual signatures. To do this, we need to vote on the statement. Please vote here by 5 pm today: <a href="https://forms.gle/in8R8s9xxKTR9Tcy9" class="">https://forms.gle/in8R8s9xxKTR9Tcy9</a></div>
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<div class="">If we have a majority vote, then I can send the statement without signatures. </div>
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<div class="">I’m sure some of you have additional concerns or questions, so feel free to ask.</div>
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<div class="">On Nov 15, 2022, at 5:28 PM, Bpschair <<a href="mailto:bpschair@ucr.edu" class="">bpschair@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="">I’m pasting the revised version of the statement in support of graduate students, postdocs, and academic researchers, which we discussed in faculty meeting yesterday. You can also view it at <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k4Krffpj3g3PdFVZ6VAM-RZrB2CPIkIGmtdNwBiRP14/edit?usp=sharing" class="">this
link</a>. Please add your name to the google doc if you want it to be included, or send me an email and I’ll add your name. A prompt response is appreciated.</div>
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<div class="">I would like to send this to the department tomorrow around noon. I will also send it to the Dean and Provost. </div>
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<div class="">Thanks, patty</div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faculty in the Botany and Plant Sciences Department at UCR stand
in solidarity with the graduate students, postdocs, and academic researchers to increase their salaries and benefits to a level that meets today’s living and housing costs in California. These employees are foundational to our department’s research and teaching
mission. We strongly object to the current socioeconomic inequalities they face, which undermine the public mission of the University of California. A fair contract for academic employees is a step towards addressing these inequities.</span></p>
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a department, we will not penalize academic employees for engaging in this strike, nor will we endorse any disciplinary measures directed at strike participants. We will keep channels of communication open with all academic employees regardless of their involvement
with or participation in the strike.</span></div>
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<span class="" style=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span class="" style="">November 14, 2022 at 4:27:20 PM PST<br class="">
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