Following a two-week strike, Tens of thousands of Verizon Communications workers agreed to resume work from Monday despite the absence of an agreement on the terms for a new contract, union leaders confirmed on Saturday.

The 45,000 Communications Workers went on strike on August 7 over disagreement on some contract issues like medical benefits, job security, attendance policy and job security.

Verizon spokesperson Phil Santoro said both of the two sides knew in the past two days that they did not want the strike to continue, though all those major contract issues remained unresolved.

The union leaders said they ended the strike after Verizon agreed to undertake meaningful negotiations on major contract issues.

Speaking on the topic, CWA President Larry Cohen said, “This was a strike really about bargaining rights and the bargaining process. .?.?. We were seeking meaningful collective bargaining. We believe we have an opportunity for that now.”

The new York-based Verizon, whose wireline business had been losing customers for the last few years because of increased cellphone use, said that they allowed the striking workers to resume work as it was in the best interest of our customers as well as workers.