NEW YORK, NY — Some 40,000 Verizon workers were set to return to their jobs on June 1, after settling a strike that began in mid-April. The settlement includes a nearly 11% wage increase over four years, and also 1,300 new jobs in East Coast call centers.

“The addition of good new jobs at Verizon is a huge win not just for striking workers, but for our communities and the country as a whole. This contract is a victory for working families across the country and an affirmation of the power of working people,” said Chris Shelton, president of the Communications Workers of America, one of two striking unions.

But the settlement also allows Verizon to make changes to the health coverage of workers, a move that will save the company money. Union members must still ratify the deal, which several analysts said was a good one for the employees.

“This was the major issue for my members: protecting American jobs and keeping them here at home,” said Local 827 business manager Robert Speer, who represents International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the other striking union, in New Jersey. “This agreement makes a lot of progress in reversing the outsourcing trend.”