Legal battles continue as the strike at King Soopers locations across Colorado's Front Range near one week. As the strike continues, ripple effects are impacting more than just workers and store earnings;

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.

After two weeks of striking, around 10,000 unionized Colorado grocery workers are heading back to work at King Soopers, a Kroger-owned regional chain. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 7 and King Soopers signed a return to work agreement late Monday night and secured to a 100-day period of labor peace while contract negotiations continue.