Oklahoma state employees will join teachers in an April strike if lawmakers fail to deliver on demands for increased pay and funding.

Following a Saturday morning meeting, the Oklahoma Public Employees Association board of directors voted to move forward on a work stoppage plan if more than $213 million in state employee pay raises is not approved by April 2.

Earlier this week, the Oklahoma Education Association unveiled its demands for more than $800 million in teacher pay raises and school funding increases for next fiscal year, along with state employee pay raises.

Teachers across the state plan to strike April 2 if the total funding package is not approved, said Alicia Priest, president of the Oklahoma Education Association.