Why doesn UC Santa Cruz accept the decision made recently in regard to UCLA?
The decision by Judge Tamm regarding teaching assistants at UCLA does not apply to UC Santa Cruz. Judge Tamm ruled that a separate decision will be made for each campus, because terms and conditions of employment differ considerably from campus to campus. UC Santa Cruz is covered by the 1989 PERB decision, later upheld in 1992 in the California Appellate Court, which determined that TAs at this campus do not meet the tests set down in HEERA for a right to bargain collectively. Since TAs have been found not to meet the definition of employees under HEERA, there is no legal framework in which to recognize the Association of Student Employees or to conduct negotiations regarding conditions of employment, wages, and other employment matters. The campus does, however, offer other avenues (formal and informal) for discussion of concerns and resolution of problems experienced by TA and other non-represented academic appointees. Absent collective bargaining processes, does UCSC communicate wit
