Costco‘s unionized workers voted to strike if they fail to agree to a contract by Jan. 31. The strike would affect more than 600 locations nationwide. A group of about 18,000 unionized workers voted in favor of the move in order to negotiate pay increases,

Key Takeaways Costco Wholesale employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a nationwide strike should they not reach a new labor agreement by the end of the month.

Teamsters said its members voted in favor of a strike as they entered a final round of talks to reach a new contract ahead of a Jan. 31 deadline.

Thousand of Costco Teamsters across the U.S. are preparing to strike by the end of the month if the company does not present a "fair contract offer," the union says.

Members of the Teamsters union have authorized a strike against Costco on Feb. 1 unless they reach a deal with the warehouse retailer before the current contract expires on Jan. 31.

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Costco Teamsters have voted to authorize a strike as a direct result of the company’s continued failure to present a fair contract offer to employees, officials announced on Monday. The strike would impact more than 18,

Costco Teamsters voted 85% in favor of authorizing a strike, with the current contract set to expire on Jan. 31.

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