TEAMSTERS VOTE TO OK COSTCO STRIKE
Costco workers, represented by the Teamsters union voted Jan. 19 to authorize a strike beginning Feb 1 if they do not have a contract by then. The union represents over 18,000 Costco workers around the country.
Eighty-five percent of the union membership at Costco stores nationwide voted for the strike, according to the union. “Our members have spoken loud and clear — Costco must deliver a fair contract, or they’ll be held accountable,” Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a press release.
The wholesale giant recently reported $254 billion in annual revenue and $7.4 billion in net profits, which marked a 135% increase since 2018, the union said.
“Yet, despite these record gains, the company refuses to meet the Teamsters’ demands for fair wages and benefits that reflect the company’s enormous success.”
