MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis teachers on Monday voted to authorize a strike after failing to reach a deal with the school district last week.

Minneapolis teachers authorize strike

What happened:

After three days of voting, Minneapolis teachers on Monday authorized a strike against Minneapolis Public Schools. The vote came after the teachers’ union and the school district failed to reach an agreement after months of protracted negotiations.

What the union is saying:

"No one wants to strike, but district leaders have left us no choice," said Marcia Howard, teacher chapter president, in a news release Monday night. "For nearly seven months, we’ve waited for serious solutions to the real problems facing our students and schools. Instead, we get delays and dismissal. We are ready to

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