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Many workers who are on strike against General Motors say they're ready to go back to work now that their union has agreed to a tentative four-year contract with the company. The United Auto Workers union announced Wednesday morning that they had reached a deal that could end the month-long strike. Workers will stay on the picket lines at least until Thursday when factory-level union officials meet to sign off on the deal. It also has to be ratified by the union's 49,000 members at GM.

The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Both sides met all weekend and returned to talks this morning as the strike entered its eighth day. A person briefed on the negotiations says they're haggling about wages and profit-sharing, new product for factories that GM wants to close, a faster route to full wages for new hires, and use of temporary workers. The person didn't want to be identified because details of the bargaining are confidential.

A strike is coming to an end at Wright State University, including the Lake campus after a deal was reached over the weekend. University officials and union representatives met together with a federal mediator over the weekend.

Hundreds of teachers at Wright State University are on strike. Officials at the state school say classes will continue with most teachers still on the job, including some union members. Some classes will be combined, some taught by substitutes and others offered online.