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September 1, 2006

Update: Middletown teachers vote to approve 3-year contract

MIDDLETOWN -- Middletown teachers voted this afternoon to ratify a new three-year deal, clearing the way for classes to begin as scheduled on Wednesday.

Betty Hughes, president of the NEA Middletown, said the tentative deal reached by negotiators at 2:30 this morning was overwhelmingly approved by voice vote at around 3 p.m.

“I think we’ve tried to meet the needs of the school department and the needs of our members,” Hughes said of the contract, declining to provide any details before the School Committee officially votes to approve the deal early next week.

Today's vote means teachers will report to school as scheduled on Tuesday, Hughes said, allowing classes to begin Wednesday.

The union, which represents 238 teachers, and the school committee talked for more than 12 hours yesterday.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Michael McKinney

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