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After more than two weeks off the job, Unifor members will start heading back to work on Monday after tentative deals were reached with six Crown corporations.

The government announced the breakthrough in a press release issued on Sunday afternoon. It said SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskTel, Directwest, SecurTek and SaskWater signed memoranda of agreement that day with their respective Unifor locals.

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No firm details on the terms of the agreement were immediately available. The government said they would not be publicized until Unifor members at all Crown corporations ratify the agreements, if they choose to do so.

Unifor confirmed the agreements in its own statement to media. It said ratification votes will follow this month.

In the meantime, workers at SaskPower will start returning to their posts on Monday, according to Unifor assistant to the national president Chris MacDonald. SaskEnergy employees will follow that afternoon, while many SaskTel workers will begin returning on Tuesday, MacDonald said.