Protecting the University’s academic mission remains a priority for the University and delivering curriculum to students is an essential part of that mission. There are no restrictions on ensuring that work gets done. Faculty/managers have the right to hire additional staff, hire replacement teaching assistants, revise course requirements, and/or handle teaching and grading themselves. Faculty/managers should consult with their local administration for more specific guidance.

With appropriate local approvals and policy compliance, faculty/managers may hire staff to do the work the strike is leaving undone. Such staff may include:

• preceptors, lecturers, other non-ladder faculty
   
• course assistants and teaching fellows in the bargaining unit who have chosen not to strike
   
• teaching assistants who are not Harvard students
   
• qualified staff who are not Harvard affiliates

All payments for such services should be discussed with the Administrative Deans before any commitment is made. Faculty and other supervisors are, of course, also free to do any needed work themselves.