Cal state faculty union postpones strike

The California Faculty Assn., a union that represents about 26,000 members, has has put off a strike that had been scheduled for next week.

Faculty union members at Cal Poly Pomona, part of the Cal State system, practiced marching through campus in the days leading up to a scheduled strike last month. The strike was canceled after a last-minute deal was struck between union and university leaders.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

The Cal Poly Pomona campus. The California Faculty Association has put off a strike that had been scheduled for next week.

Soraya Coley, Cal Poly Pomona president, speaks to faculty after a protest march to her office Tuesday.

Cal Poly Pomona President Soraya Coley, left, hugs retired mathematics professor Harriet Lord, who marched with other faculty to Coley’s office Tuesday.