You may see more vehicles headed in and out of the Co-op parking lots in the coming weeks.  The strike is now over. 

For 36 days, employees walked the picket line in the labor dispute between the Moose Jaw Co-op and the union representing UFCW Local 1400. 

The two sides met a few times since the strike began at the beginning of October, but couldn't find common ground. They sat down together once again earlier this week and signed a tentative agreement with the employees returning to work on Thursday. 

“We’re pleased an agreement was reached that was fair to both parties,” expressed Gerry Onyskevitch, General Manager of Moose Jaw Co-op in a written release sent out on Wednesday. "The new agreement preserves the wage scale that was negotiated for new employees in the previous collective agreement, a point that was critical to the long-term competitiveness of Moose Jaw Co-op. Our final offer reduces the wage difference between longer-term employees and those hired more recently. That’s ultimately what led to this deal. Moose Jaw Co-op is looking forward to welcoming employees back and extends its gratitude to those employees who continued working during the strike, as well as replacement workers and managers who stepped up to ensure the Co-op could continue to serve the community."

Keep watching DiscoverMooseJaw for comments from UFCW Local 1400 on the agreement..