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Administrative Message

May 23, 2005

To: UC Santa Cruz Campus Community

From: David S. Kliger, Interim Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Re: Strike on May 26

This is to advise you that UPTE, the union representing Technical and Research Support Professional employees, has announced its intention to conduct a systemwide strike on May 26th. CUE, the union representing Clerical Unit employees, has announced its intent to join UPTE strikers at the picket line. Other employees and students may join the strike or refuse to cross the picket lines. However, consistent with University of California past practice and policy, all employees are expected to come to work. Offices will be kept open, instruction will continue, and the campus will provide essential services.

TAPS will operate all available campus transit vehicles to accommodate the anticipated demand for shuttle services, as the Santa Cruz Metro (SCMTD) buses will not travel onto campus during a labor action. As in the past, Metro routes serving the campus (10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, and 20) will load and unload passengers at transit stops adjacent to the Main Entrance on Bay and High Streets, and passengers will walk onto the campus to board Day Shuttles. Traffic may be congested, so you may wish to allow for additional transportation time.

It is critical that employees understand their rights, and the rights of the University, when participating in a strike or honoring a picket line. The University of California expects that all faculty, staff, academic and student employees meet their normal obligations to the University in the event of a strike. Those who do not report to work will not be paid unless prior approval for a legitimate absence has been granted. Those who call in sick on the day of a strike are required to provide documentation from a health care provider to receive approval for the absence. Please note that withholding pay for an unexcused absence is not a form of disciplinary action, but a practice consistent with our longstanding personnel policies and procedures. However, employees with unexcused absences may also be subject to disciplinary action.

Contracts with UPTE and CUE are being negotiated through the UC President's Office. The President's Office assures us that the University is bargaining in good faith and that strikes initiated prior to the conclusion of bargaining (including the impasse process) may not be legal. The following UCOP web site has the most complete information regarding ongoing negotiations:
atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/policies/labor_relations/

The campus Public Information Office (459-2495) will handle all inquiries from the media. Strike updates will be available on the following web site during and after the strike:
www.ucsc.edu/news_events/strike-upte_05-05/

Strike-day information will also be available on the campus' communication hotline (459-INFO), and will be forwarded to KZSC Radio (88.1 FM) for broadcast.

If you have any questions, please contact the campus Labor Relations Office at 459-2017.

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