HARRISBURG — Almost one year after going on strike for three days, the union representing Slippery Rock University’s faculty has a tentative agreement with the state system for a contract covering them for another year.

Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education and the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties announced the tentative contract Tuesday.

APSCUF represents the faculty at the 14 state-owned universities in Pennsylvania, including about 450 employees at SRU.

The agreement was reached more than eight months before the existing contract is set to expire. If approved, it would take effect at the end of June. The new contract would be for one year, running to the end of June 2019, according to a joint news release.

“After our previous contract negotiations, we were determined to improve the overall negotiations process, and I am happy to report that our communication with the system vastly improved with these talks,” said Kenneth Mash, APSCUF president, in the news release.

Details of the agreement will be released after it is ratified by a vote of the APSCUF membership and the state system’s board of governors.

On Oct. 19 of last year, APSCUF went on strike after contract negotiations failed, though the strike only lasted until Oct. 21, when a tentative agreement was reached.