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Details of the contract will be presented to workers after they return to work.

Nearly 40,000 workers had been on strike since April 13th.

"This is a fight for the middle class."

Workers claim Verizon wants to outsource more jobs and make it easier to fire them, among other issues.

Communications Workers of America and the IBEW announced that their Verizon workers will return to their jobs on Tuesday, ending a two-week strike that the country's longest in four years.

As the 45,000-workers strong Verizon strike finishes up its second week, union picketers are reporting violent confrontations with Verizon managers and scabs.