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A. TEACHING ASSISTANT (TA)

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For purposes of this article only, TATeaching 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. refers to Teaching Assistant, Special Reader, Teaching Fellow, and Associate Instructor. Assigned workload is measured by how many hours the University could reasonably expect a TA to take to satisfactorily complete the work assigned.

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A TATeaching 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. with a 50% appointment shall not be assigned a workload of more than 220 hours per quarter or 340 hours per semester. This standard shall apply proportionately to other percent appointments.

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In addition, a TATeaching 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. with an appointment of 50% or less shall not be assigned a workload of more than 40 hours in any one week or assigned to work more than eight (8) hours in any one day. The number of hours worked in excess of twenty (20) hours per week may not total more than 50 hours per quarter or 77 hours per semester.

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TAsTeaching 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. shall initiate discussions with their supervisor as soon as they anticipate any workload related issues that would result in a violation of this article.

B. READER/TUTOR

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 and tutors shall not be assigned a workload of more than 40 hours in any one week or assigned to work more than eight (8) hours in any one day. Tutors shall be guaranteed pay for the entirety of any pre-scheduled tutoring timeslot.

C. INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD

ASEs who are the instructors of record will be responsible for a workload consistent with the normal workload for the course. ASEsAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. who are the Instructors of Record will normally receive a 50% appointment for a regular academic course.

D. NOTIFICATION OF WORKLOAD MAXIMUM

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When an ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. perceives they may exceed the daily, weekly or term (quarter or semester) maximum number of hours in their appointment, the ASE shall communicate this fact to their faculty supervisor prior to exceeding the workload maximum.

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Provided the workload issue is resolved informally, the ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. is encouraged to send an email to the faculty supervisor with the agreed-upon resolution.

E. AVAILABLE REMEDIES

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If an ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. is going to exceed the daily, weekly or term maximum number of hours of their appointment, the University shall either:

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Increase the ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors.'s appointment percentage to be consistent with the number of hours the ASE will work and/or

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Modify the ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors.'s work assignment such that the number of hours worked will be consistent with the ASE's appointment percentage and workload limits.

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Any changes pursuant to Subsections E.1.a. and E.1.b. above shall be communicated to the ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. in writing.

F. EXPEDITED PROCESS

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Alleged violations of daily, weekly or term (quarter or semester) maximum number of hours is subject to the 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./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. procedure as modified by the expedited process in Section 3 below.

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For such grievancesGrievance: 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., the Informal Step 1 of the grievance procedure is mandatory and is limited to the remedies in Section E above. In the event that such a grievance is not settled through the Informal Step 1, the grievant may file a formal grievance with the campus labor relations office. If the grievance is not resolved within ten (10) calendar days, the UAW may submit the grievance directly to 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. for an expedited hearing.

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Expedited 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. hearings shall be held on a mutually agreeable date, as close to fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of the arbitration submission as possible. Such arbitrations concerning this section shall be conducted in a one-day hearing including closing statements, without court reporter's transcripts or post-hearing briefs. The arbitrator shall provide a bench decision which becomes effective immediately and provide a written opinion and award.