HARRISBURG — Negotiators for Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system and the union representing more than 6,000 faculty members say they have reached a framework for a new contract to resolve a prolonged dispute.

The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties said the accord with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education was reached early Sunday after two days of negotiating.

The contract covers 475 faculty at Slippery Rock University.

The union says “the general framework largely mirrors” agreements with other statewide unions, and offered no details pending vote this evening by its negotiations committee. The system said more information would be released “as the ratification process continues.”

Patrick Burkhart, president of SRU’s faculty union chapter, said he could not comment directly on the proposal.

In an e-mail he said, “I am pleased, however, to state my appreciation for the negotiations teams who remained engaged in discussions at the table for about 18 hours on both Friday and Saturday, extending into early Sunday morning.”

Professors have been working without a contract at the 14 universities since June 2011, and members had authorized a strike if necessary.

Both sides had agreed on wage increases based on the state-employee contracts, but issues such as health care, class sizes and pay for distance learning have been sticking points.

The union said the system was making unreasonable demands for concessions on health coverage and other issues. State officials said concessions are necessary to ensure affordable, quality education

The universities enroll about 115,000 students, about 9,000 at SRU.