Costco Teamsters vote to authorize US-wide strike, union says By Reuters

(Reuters) – Teamsters stated on Sunday its members at U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:) voted in favor of a nationwide strike, as they entered a closing spherical of talks to achieve a brand new contract forward of a Jan. 31 deadline.

The union, which represents greater than 18,000 staff at Costco, stated 85% of its members voted to authorize a strike.

“The vote is a direct results of the corporate’s continued failure to discount constructively,” the union stated in a publish on X, including that the grasp settlement between the 2 events expires on Jan. 31.

Costco didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters’ request for remark outdoors common enterprise hours.

The ultimate week of negotiations begins on Jan. 20, the union stated in one other X publish.