DENVER (AP) — More than 10,000 King Soopers grocery workers across the Denver area ended their 12-day strike late Monday after union leaders said they secured some basic protections for returning workers and agreed to resume bargaining with the Kroger-owned chain.

King Soopers and the union agreed late Monday night to return to the bargaining table, ending 12 days of a strike against the supermarket chain in the Denver area and Pueblo.