Striking union workers expect to return to work Tuesday after ratifying a tentative agreement reached with the New Hampshire Electric Co-op.



“The strike is over at the NH Electric Cooperative,” said a Facebook post by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1837.



The 3 1/2-year pact, which workers ratified Thursday, still needs approval from the NHEC board of directors, which is expected early next week, the company said.



The union said it anticipates its members will return to their jobs Tuesday after the board’s “anticipated approval.”



The two sides Wednesday reached an agreement “that does not include the language that the union had objected to and provides for modest increases in pay, 401(k) and pension benefits,” according to the co-op.