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A. WAGES

1. Teaching Assistant, Teaching Fellow, Graduate Student Instructor, Associate Instructor

A Teaching AssistantTeaching assistant: A teaching assistant or education assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TA's who are appointed to 25% time or more have their tuition and and fees covered by the UC., Teaching Fellow, Graduate Student InstructorGraduate Student Instructor: or Associate Instructor, who is not an Instructor of Record who has a 50% appointment during summer session, shall be compensated at the rate resulting from dividing the academic termAcademic term: An academic term (or simply "term") is a portion of an academic year during which an educational institution holds classes. At UCSC, each term is a quarter (10 weeks), except during the summer where the terms have various lengths. gross salary by the maximum workload of 220 hours (quarter) or 340 hours (semester) and multiplying the result by 120 hours (for a six-week summer session). This compensation rate shall apply proportionately to other percent appointments and/or to summer sessions of different lengths. ASEsAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. and groups of ASEs who are currently paid at a rate greater than this in summer 2007 shall continue to be paid on that basis (plus any additional wage increases that ASEs in the unit received in the previous academic year).

2. Instructors of Record

During the term of this contract, the University shall maintain the status quo on its method for compensating Instructors of Record in the summer session.

3. Reader, Remedial Tutor, Tutor, Special Reader

The hourly rate for an appointment in these classifications shall at a minimum be the hourly rate in effect for the preceding academic year.

4. Proportionate Application

Salaries may be applied proportionately to other percent appointments and/or with the exception of UC Santa Barbara, to summer sessions of different lengths. A summer session appointment will be as defined in Section F. of this article.

B. APPLICABLE ARTICLES

The following articles apply to ASEsAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. who are employed in the summer session: Recognition, Child Care, Classifications, Defined Contribution PlanDefined Contribution Plan: Defined Contribution Plan is a retirement plan for UC emplyees. There are two components "DC Plan Safe Harbor" and and "DC Plan Voluntary Contributions"., Definitions, Discipline and Dismissal, Emergency Layoff, Employment Files and Evaluations, GrievanceGrievance: A grievance is a claim by an individual ASE, a group of ASEs, or the UAW, that the University has violated a specific provision of this agreement during the term of this agreement. Grievances are filed with the UCSC labor relations office. They must be filed within thirty calendar days. If the grievance is not resolved, it can be taken to arbitration. See Article 12 of the ASE contract and Article 11 of the GSR contract. and ArbitrationArbitration: Arbitration is a process of bringing a dispute before a independent third party. For UAW complaints, arbitration occurs after the grievance process (between UAW and the UC directly) is exhausted. Only UAW may bring complaints to arbitration—not the UC., Health and Safety, Holidays, Immigration, Labor Management Meetings, Leaves, Management and Academic Rights, No StrikesStrike: A strike is a temporary stoppage of work by a group of workers (not necessarily union members, although we have well-established unions at UCSC) to express a grievance or enforce a demand. A strike is initiated by workers in contrast to a lock out which is done by an employer., Non-Discrimination in Employment, Parking and Transit, Reasonable AccommodationReasonable accommodation: A reasonable accommodation is an adjustment made in a system to accommodate or make fair the system for a person based on a proven need., Respectful Work Environment, Severability, Training and Orientation, Travel, Union Access and Rights, Union Security, Waiver, Wages, Workspace and Instructional Support, and Duration. The remainder of the articles in this agreement do not apply to ASEsAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. who are employed in the summer session.

C. APPOINTMENT NOTIFICATION

1. General Provisions

a.

An Academic Student EmployeeAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. (ASE) appointment is established only by the issuance of an official Written Notice of Summer Session Appointment as provided in this Article in C.2 below.

b.

These requirements include satisfying work eligibility requirements for U.S. citizens and non-citizens, where applicable, and the timely submission of all documents required by the University to process a request for work authorization.

2.

The University shall provide Written Notice of Summer Session Appointment to individuals offered an ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. summer session appointment via email or other electronic systems. When a position becomes available more than thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the assignment the ASE shall receive Written Notice of Summer Session Appointment no less than thirty (30) calendar days before the start of the assignment. In cases in which a position becomes available less than thirty (30) calendar days before the commencement of summer session, Written Notice of Summer Session Appointment will be made as soon as possible. The Notice shall include, but shall not be limited to: appointment title; summer session/hiring unit contact; academic department/program, if known; effective dates; salary/wages; appointment percentage (or range of hours); response requirements, if any; a statement that the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the parties; a statement that the name and department address of all ASEs are released to the UAW; and a direct link to the UAW website containing the Membership Election Form.

3.

The Written Notice of Summer Session Appointment will also include the following if known: academic department/program, faculty member or supervisor to whom the individual will report, the location where the work will be performed, course assigned, general job responsibilities and other information as deemed appropriate by the University. If the information is not known and available at the time the appointment notification is provided by the summer session hiring department, this information will be communicated at a later time by the University and if practical the information will be provided in writing.

D. APPOINTMENT SECURITY

If the University fails to notify an ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. prior to the commencement of the second meeting of the assigned section or class that a position offered and accepted is no longer available, the University will ensure the individual:

a.

is placed in an appointment at the classification and equivalent compensation level offered and accepted, or

b.

receives equivalent compensation in lieu of the position for the session at the level offered.

E. JOB POSTING FOR SUMMER SESSION

1. Campus-Wide Posting

As soon as practicable, but no later than February 1 of each year, the University shall begin posting information regarding Summer Session ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. opportunities on the campus website. Sixty (60) calendar days before the commencement of each academic year, departments and hiring units shall post on the website available positions within the department for that year. Should new positions become available, they shall be posted within fourteen (14) calendar days. The University may update or edit this information as itdeems appropriate. The website shall contain the following information:

a.

The projected number of available ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. positions by department/hiring unit the University anticipates for the following Summer Session. This projection is not a guarantee of the actual number of ASE positions that will be available or filled;

b.

An employment non-discrimination statement.

c.

A general description of the duties performed by each of the classifications covered by the agreement.

d.

The "minimum qualifications" by classification as established by and at the sole discretion of the University.

e.

A statement indicating that exceptions to the minimum eligibility qualifications may be granted at the sole discretion of the University.

f.

The application procedures or hiring unit contact for ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. positions.

2. Department-Level Posting

Nothing in this Article or in this Agreement shall prevent departments or other campus hiring units from providing additional information regarding ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. employment opportunities on bulletin boards or other websites. For those departments and hiring units that have formal written guidelines regarding hiring for and allocations of ASE positions, the guidelines will be posted. Changes in written guidelines shall be posted prior to implementation.

F. SUMMER SESSION WORKLOAD

1.

A Teaching AssistantTeaching assistant: A teaching assistant or education assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TA's who are appointed to 25% time or more have their tuition and and fees covered by the UC., Teaching Fellow or Associate Instructor, who is not an Instructor of Record, with a 50% appointment for a six (6) week summer session shall not be assigned a workload that exceeds 120 hours or will not be assigned to work more than eight (8) hours in any one day. Assigned workload is measured by how many hours the University could reasonably expect an ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. to take to satisfactorily complete the work assigned. This provision shall apply proportionately to other percent appointments and/or, with the exception of UC Santa Barbara, to summer sessions of different lengths.

2.

An ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. who is considered the Instructor of Record during the summer session will be responsible for the summer session course.

3.

Readers, Special Readers and Tutors shall be compensated on an hourly basis. Assigned workload is measured by how many hours the University could reasonably expect a Reader or Tutor to take to satisfactorily complete the work assigned. Readers, Special Readers and Tutors will not be assigned to work more than eight (8) hours in any one day.

4.

ASEsAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. should initiate discussions with their supervisors as soon as they anticipate any workload-related issues that would result in a violation of this Article.

5.

Disputes regarding workload arising under this article are not subject to Article 12, GrievanceGrievance: A grievance is a claim by an individual ASE, a group of ASEs, or the UAW, that the University has violated a specific provision of this agreement during the term of this agreement. Grievances are filed with the UCSC labor relations office. They must be filed within thirty calendar days. If the grievance is not resolved, it can be taken to arbitration. See Article 12 of the ASE contract and Article 11 of the GSR contract. and ArbitrationArbitration: Arbitration is a process of bringing a dispute before a independent third party. For UAW complaints, arbitration occurs after the grievance process (between UAW and the UC directly) is exhausted. Only UAW may bring complaints to arbitration—not the UC., of this agreement. In the event a dispute arises regarding workload, the procedures set forth in Article 32, Workload, shall apply. The provisions of the workload section of this article are subject to the enforcement procedure as detailed in Article 32,Workload.