(The Center Square) – After nearly two weeks of striking, King Soopers and its workers’ union announced an end to the strike at midnight Monday.

The return-to-work settlement will allow negotiations to continue, while ending worker disruptions at the King Soopers stores. The Colorado-based grocery store is one of the largest employers in the state. Since the strike began Feb. 6, union members at more than 70 stores, many of them in the Denver area, joined the picket lines.