Union leaders representing more than 1,200 faculty and staff at Community College of Philadelphia announced a strike deadline of Wednesday morning if a new contract agreement can't be reached. Ninety-seven percent of members approved the strike.

Full-time professors and instructional staff at Anne Arundel Community College submitted paperwork to the Maryland Public Employee Relations Board to form a union.

A spokesperson for CCP tells Brandon Goldner students can go to class with no interruption Wednesday after a deal was reached, and that the college looks forward to sharing more details soon.