The Teamsters union released the results of the strike vote on Sunday evening.

Summary

Over 18,000 Costco workers represented by the Teamsters union voted to authorize a nationwide strike, with 85% supporting the move.

The union demands “fair wages and benefits” after Costco reported $254 billion in annual revenue and $7.4 billion in profits, a 135% increase since 2018.

Teamsters set a January 31 deadline for a new contract, warning of a strike if demands are unmet.

Workers held practice pickets across the U.S., emphasizing their role in Costco’s success and urging the company to negotiate an “industry-leading agreement.”

  • unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 days ago

    Can’t the fact that they have a union that is able to take these sorts of actions serve as proof that they’re already ahead of their competitors? Can’t imagine a similar headline at Walmart, and we know how well unionizing has been going at Amazon…

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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      2 days ago

      They are still a mega corp and they have a union because their workers got it done.

      I never side with a corpo on issues of labour. They don’t pay me, they pay lobbyist