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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)">H-PAD Statement on the Faculty Strike at Rutgers University<span></span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)">On behalf of our 1,400
members and supporters, the Steering Committee of Historians for Peace and
Democracy (H-PAD) expresses our unequivocal solidarity with the faculty of
Rutgers.  We stand with you in the fight for justice and equality for all
teaching professionals, especially the contingent faculty who educate so many
Rutgers students.  We urge all of our supporters and friends to
immediately <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com_jfe_form_SV-5FeyDsPxIIB3FLlhX&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=Kedl6dbOufOnzORzYgA5Ng&m=KsEiv-vZdYO9fvZd2nEkAL7cd9n9vfGfzoP1fDGOLJQAwmLQF8fyxau19eAlAem7&s=kDWrfKo5EKvs86re0hc0o3xh74v3HuA3kc_TNaNU6Nk&e=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">write
President Jonathan Holloway,</span></a> and demand that he cease all
threats of strike-breaking and sanctions, and meet the just demands of the
Rutgers strikers.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)">H-PAD's Steering
Committee</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)">Marc Becker</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)">Mara Dodge</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)">Carolyn (Rusti)
Eisenberg</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)">Molly Nolan</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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Margaret Power<br>
Ellen Schrecker<br>
Andor Skotnes<br>
Kevin Young</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><span></span></span></p>





<div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span><div><br></div><div>Andor Skotnes<br></div></span></div>Professor of History Emeritus</div><div>Russell Sage College<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>