Were 'make up days' part of the contract?
Sometimes people can be so shortsighted!
My university is located in an area that could be devastated by the right hurricane, in the right conditions. Our administrators, long ago, learned the lessons from Katrina and New Orleans.
In addition to a reserve fund, (not big enough, but better than before), we are mandated to have a LMS and sufficient assignments ready to host at least a week. If we go beyond that, then we can add more.
The warning was essentially, IF you want to get Paid for more than a few weeks after the storm, Be Prepared to TEACH your classes ONLINE until the buildings are safe to run again!
The Alternative, as we learned so well from Tulane, and other New Orleans schools is Layoffs/ tuition Refunds/ CATCH UP DAYS!! -- Extending the term until we make up the contact hours we lost!!! By having the LMS ready, we do not lose contact hours that would need to be replaced to meet STATE Requirements!
SO I hope that your faculty isnt surprised to learn that the university WILL comply with the Union Contract, AND state LAW and just extend the term into the Christmas break! And if the administration is forced into that corner, expect that each class will be monitored for the now mandatory attendance and appropriate use of time! (Enforcing All Rules to the Letter works for Admincritters too!)
short-sighted bastards (both sides, probably!)!
