Costco employees affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters labor union are threatening to strike across the United States, as employment contracts are set to expire by month-end.
“Costco Teamsters nationwide have voted by an overwhelming 85 percent margin to authorize a strike,” said a Jan. 20 statement from the union. “The vote is a direct result of the company’s continued failure to bargain constructively and refusal to present a fair contract offer that reflects the company’s record-breaking profits.”
The current employee contract, covering more than 18,000 Costco workers, is scheduled to expire on Jan. 31.
Last week, Costco Teamster members across the country took part in practice pickets to prepare for the upcoming strike, the union said. Hundreds of members from Hayward, California; Sumner, Washington; Long Island, New York; and San Diego took part in these events….