Faculty members at California State University, the largest public university system in the United States, have ended their one-day strike after reaching a tentative agreement with management.
CNN reports that the agreement, which must be ratified by the California Faculty Association (CFA), includes a 5% raise for all faculty effective July 1, 2023, and another 5% salary increase on July 1, 2024, the CFA said.
The union represents 29,000 members including professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches, across the 23 campuses of Cal State.
Thousands of Cal State faculty began striking on Monday, the first day of spring semester classes for much for the university system’s 450,000 students. The CFA had planned for a five-day strike before negotiations resumed.
