Costco Teamsters vote to authorize US-wide strike with contract almost up, union says

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Teamsters said on Sunday its members at US retailer Costco Wholesale voted in favor of a nationwide strike, as they entered a final round of talks to reach a new contract ahead of a Jan. 31 deadline.

The union, which represents more than 18,000 workers at Costco, said 85% of its members voted to authorize a strike.

Customers eagerly lining up outside the newly opened Costco store in North Port, Florida, on June 5, 2024, with celebrities Sarah Lee, Ron Turner, Stephen Paea, Jim Chaney, Bill Bergey, Bill Kenney, Darius Milhaud, Bill Kenney in attendanceTeamster members at Costco Wholesale have vote in favor of a nationwide strike. Mike Lang / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

“The vote is a direct result of the company’s continued failure to bargain constructively,” the union said in a post on X, adding that the master agreement between the two parties expires on Jan. 31.

Costco did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment outside regular business hours.

The final week of negotiations begins on Jan. 20, the union said in another X post.

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