YPSILANTI, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Eastern Michigan University faculty members have voted to ratify a new four-year labor agreement with the school.

The Eastern Michigan University chapter of the American Association of University Professors said Friday that 96% of its members voted in favor of the deal which would include pay raises and more favorable health care coverage.

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Dozens of faculty members began picketing Sept. 7 at the school; striking faculty members returned to the classroom on September 12.

Faculty also would receive the same health care options as administrators and other groups on campus, with health care premiums based on an 80/20 cost-sharing model.