SEATTLE, Washington: Teamsters said on January 19 that its members at U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale voted in favor of a nationwide strike, as they reached a final round of talks on a new contract ahead of a January 31 deadline.
The union, which represents more than 18,000 workers at Costco, said 85 percent of its members voted to authorize a strike.
"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 January 31.
Costco did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment outside regular business hours.
The final week of negotiations began on January 20, the union said in another X post.
