School bus drivers that service the Middletown and Cromwell School Districts and are represented by Teamsters Union Local 671 voted unanimously on Monday to authorize a strike that would begin on Oct. 1 if no contract agreement is reached with DATTCO , their employer.

The union members authorized the strike after months of negotiating with DATTCO, “whose proposals fail to reflect the essential services Teamsters provide to get students to and from school safely every day,” the union said in a statement on Monday.

The Teamsters previously agreed to extensions through Sept. 30 on DATTCO contracts under renegotiation in Bloomfield, East Hartford, Middletown and Cromwell to “ensure students get a positive start to their school year with the continued support and work of their scho

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