CSU faculty seek 5 percent raise, will begin strike vote

LONG BEACH -- Faculty at the 23-campus, Long Beach-based California State University system will begin voting Monday on whether to authorize a strike over a continuing labor dispute focused on salaries.

Voting will continue for 10 days, with balloting scheduled to end at 5 p.m. Oct. 28.

If the 25,000 members of the California Faculty Association authorize a strike, it does not automatically mean they will walk off the job.