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===== The Union ===== | ===== The Union ===== | ||
- | Our jobs as TAs, AIs and readers are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated by [[http://uaw2865.org/|UAW 2865]]. This governs the terms of our contracts, including compensation, work load, and which types of work we can be asked to do. **You do not have to be a member of the union to be protected by these provisions** | + | Our jobs as TAs, AIs, readers, and GSRs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated by [[http://uaw2865.org/|UAW 2865]]. This governs the terms of our contracts, including compensation, work load, and which types of work we can be asked to do. **You do not have to be a member of the union to be protected by these provisions** |
If you are curious about your rights, [[http://uaw2865.org/know-your-rights/contract/|here's the contract's full text]]. You can also find [[http://uaw2865.org/know-your-rights/|a summary here]]. | If you are curious about your rights, [[http://uaw2865.org/know-your-rights/contract/|here's the contract's full text]]. You can also find [[http://uaw2865.org/know-your-rights/|a summary here]]. | ||
- | If you are having issues with your workload as a TA or Reader, it is appropriate to bring this up to whoever you're working for. Especially if they're a postdoc, KAP, or new faculty, it's possible they //don't realize// how much they're asking. This is appropriate even if it's not breaking the union contract. (Most 50% TAships in the department require significantly less than 20 hrs/ week.) | + | If you are having issues with your workload as a TA, Reader, or GSR, it is appropriate to bring this up to whoever you're working for. Especially if they're a postdoc, KAP, or new faculty, it's possible they //don't realize// how much they're asking. This is appropriate even if it's not breaking the union contract. (Most 50% TAships in the department require significantly less than 20 hrs/ week.) |
Perhaps talking it out doesn't work, is too uncomfortable, or maybe the issue doesn't involve a specific faculty member. (e.g. child care support, access to gender-inclusive restrooms.) You can [[http://uaw2865.org/know-your-rights/workplace-issue/|contact the union]]. They will be able to support and represent you through the grievance process, which can include anything from informal conversations to formal meetings with UCD's [[https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/elr|Labor Relations department]]. | Perhaps talking it out doesn't work, is too uncomfortable, or maybe the issue doesn't involve a specific faculty member. (e.g. child care support, access to gender-inclusive restrooms.) You can [[http://uaw2865.org/know-your-rights/workplace-issue/|contact the union]]. They will be able to support and represent you through the grievance process, which can include anything from informal conversations to formal meetings with UCD's [[https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/elr|Labor Relations department]]. |