MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis teachers on Friday continued voting on whether to authorize a strike after negotiations with the school district stalled earlier in the week after seven months of negotiations.

‘We will do everything it takes’: Teachers hope to reach agreement, avert strike

What they're saying:

"We take the deficit with a bit of a grain of salt. We would expect for some variation, obviously, between projections and outcomes," lead negotiator Lizz Done told FOX 9. "Our goal is to settle our contract. We will do everything it takes. If we need to be in mediation all night, we're going to be there. Our goal is not to go on strike. Our goal is to settle the best contract for our students and our staff...."

The backstory:

The district said it faces a $75 million budget

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