HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A tentative contract agreement affecting about 5,500 faculty members at Pennsylvania's state-owned universities awaits review by a union committee.
The negotiations committee of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, comprising union leaders from the 14 campuses, is scheduled to vote Monday night.
Faculty members have been working without a contract since June 2011, and members had authorized a strike if necessary.
But early Sunday, after two days of talks, the union said it and the State System of Higher Education had agreed on a "framework" for a new contract that mirrors the terms approved other state-employee unions.
Neither side has provided details about the agreement. Both sides had previously agreed on wage increases, but health coverage was among several stumbling blocks to a settlement.
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