Graduate Employee Organization -- University of Massachusetts, Boston / Recognition

From CGEU

ARTICLE I

RECOGNITION

1.01 The University recognizes the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) and its Local 1596 as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining agent for wages, hours and all other conditions of employment for all employees in graduate assistant positions as defined in section 1.03 of this Agreement, Case No. 11-500-0005-00.

1.02 It is mutually agreed that the term “employees” for the purpose of this Agreement includes all personnel working in the bargaining unit as defined in Sections 1.01 and 1.03 of this Article.

1.03 Definitions:

a) Teaching Assistant I (TA I) – A graduate student employed on a salaried basis who is primarily assigned to instructional support activities such as the following:

1. Coordinate, lead or assist in the instructional process in preparation and direct interaction with students in lab, discussion, quiz, examination, or problem sessions.

2. Provide tutoring and student consultation periods.

3. Grade homework, papers, reports, and other work assigned to the enrolled students of a course.

4. Grade and proctor course examinations.

5. Prepare experiments and set up/dismantle laboratory materials and equipment for lab sessions.

6. Additional related duties as assigned.

b) Teaching Assistant II (TA II) – A graduate student employed on a salaried basis who is instructor of record for a lecture section of a course and has independent responsibility for its teaching and grading.

c) Research Assistant (RA) – A graduate student who is employed on a salaried basis to perform work primarily related to academic research or other similar work including, but not limited to, the gathering and analysis of data, conducting bibliographical searches, the development of theoretical analysis and models, the production or publication of scholarly journal and research reports, which are for the benefit of the University, its faculty, centers, institutes, or an academic staff supervisor, or a granting agency, and is secondarily for the graduate student employee’s own research. Graduate students may be employed to perform research work not directly related to their own research.

d) Administrative Assistant (AA) – A graduate student who is employed on a salaried basis to perform work of an administrative or technical nature which is not otherwise described in Sections 1.03 (a) and (b) above.

Some assistantships may consist of some combination of duties as listed above.

e) Graduate employees may be asked to perform clerical or secretarial tasks only if such tasks are directly related to the graduate employee’s primary assignment. Graduate employees are not to be asked to perform work of a personal nature.