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Eastern Michigan University, faculty make deal ending strike

YPSILANTI, MI (AP)— Striking Eastern Michigan University faculty members are returning to their classrooms, after their union reached an agreement with the university to end a walkout that started last week.

University and union officials announced the tentative contract agreement Sunday night following weekend negotiations, though they didn’t immediately release the contract details. A full class schedule resumed Monday at the Ypsilanti campus, where faculty members started picketing on Wednesday.

The union represents more than 500 tenured and tenure-track faculty. The two sides had been split over salary increases and how much faculty members should pay for health care.

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