Seattle teachers approved a labor contract between the union and its school district Sunday, officially ending a weeklong strike that had delayed the start of school for 53,000 students.

The walkout began Sept. 9 in Washington state's largest school district and was suspended pending the outcome of Sunday's vote by the 5,000-member union. The sides had reached a tentative agreement last week, allowing the first day of school to begin Thursday.

Members of the Seattle Education Association, which include teachers and support staff, ratified the three-year deal at a meeting in downtown Seattle.

"We got many new things in our contract that will benefit students," Shelly Hurley, a special education teacher and a member of the union bargaining team, said in a statement.

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