Costco Teamsters vote to authorize US-wide strike with contract almost up, union says

Teamsters said on Sunday its members at US retailer Costco Wholesale voted in favor of a nationwide strike, as they entered a final round of talks to reach a new contract ahead of a Jan. 31 deadline.The union, which represents more than 18,000 workers at Costco, said 85% of its members voted to authorize a strike.Teamster members at Costco Wholesale have vote in favor of a nationwide strike. Mike Lang / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images“The vote is a direct result of the company’s continued failure to barg ...