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Eighteen thousand Costco Teamsters are preparing to strike if a “fair contract offer” is not presented by the end of the month.
Eighty-five percent of Costco Teamsters across the U.S. voted to authorize the strike, according to a Sunday press release. Tensions ran high all week as the Teamsters staged several Posts related to Costco on their social media.
“From day one, we told Costco that our members would not work a day after January 31st without a historic, industry-leading agreement,” Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement.
“Costco’s greedy executives have less than two weeks to do the right thing. If they refuse, they will have no one to blame but themselves when our members go on strike,” O’Brien continued.
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A Costco employee helps supervise customers at self-checkout kiosks at a store in Florida. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
The Teamsters said on X that “the final week of negotiations begins on January 20th.”
Practice pickets were held in California, Washington and Long Island “in preparation for a potential strike.”
Hundreds inside San Diego they are preparing to mobilize a large practice area by Thursday, the Teamsters said.
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Customers lined up at the checkout counter at a very busy Costco store in Queens, New York. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
| Ticker | Safety | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARGE | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. | 943.19 | +23.44 |
+2.55% |
Costco’s first location opened in 1976 under the name Price Club “in a converted airplane hangar on Morena Boulevard in San Diego,” says the retail giant’s website. Today, Members Warehouse Club is “a multi-billion dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in eight countries.”
Costco’s website also says the company is “often known for being much more employee-centric than other Fortune 500 companies. By offering fair wages and top-notch benefits, the company has created a workplace culture that attracts positive, energetic and talented employees.” “
An aerial view shows the Costco logo on the outside of a Costco store on July 11, 2024 in Richmond, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Costco did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.
“We are the backbone of Costco,” Bryan Fields, a Baltimore Costco worker and member of Teamsters Local 570, said in a statement. success and realize your profit. Hopefully the company will step up and do everything right, but if they don’t, it’s their responsibility. The company itself will strike.”
