HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Faculty at Pennsylvania's 14 state
universities are voting on whether to authorize a strike.
The Association of Pennsylvania State College and
University Faculties announced the vote last month.
The faculty vote began Wednesday and is scheduled to end
on Friday. Coaches belonging to the union are expected to vote next week.
Faculty members have been working without a contract
since June of last year.
A spokesman for the State System of Higher Education says
attendance is down at most universities and that the system faces financial
strains.
Negotiations are focused around health care, course load
and class size.
The union says it has never had to go on strike, but has
come close in recent years.
Source: Philly.com
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