By AP/KWMU
St. Louis – St. Louis teachers have authorized a strike against the state's largest school district.
Teachers also voted to reject the district's latest contract offer.
The strike authorization vote was 1,427 to 225, just over the two-thirds majority necessary for passage.
No walkout date has been set. Teachers cast their ballots Wednesday but the vote count was not released until Thursday afternoon.
Teachers' union president Mary Armstrong says teachers are willing to negotiate around the clock to reach an agreement.
The district's teachers have worked without a contract since July. The district serves 32,000 students.
Missouri law doesn't allow public school teachers to strike, but remedies are not so clear cut.