KOIN6: University workers in Oregon could strike in September

CBS affiliate KOIN6 reports that 5,000 classified workers, a category that includes library technicians and IT professionals, in Oregon's public university system could walk off the job in September if the system and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 503 fail to reach an agreement this month.

University workers say their pay is stagnating while administrative pay is rising. With many of the lower paid members of SEIU Local 503 on food stamps for families of 4, and even higher paid members seeing their purchasing power decreasing over the years in a state with a high cost of living.