(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 last spherical of talks to succeed in 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 result of the company’s continued failure to bargain 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 exterior common enterprise hours.
The ultimate week of negotiations begins on Jan. 20, the union stated in one other X publish.
