Vancouver, Washington (KATU) Thousands of union members of Costco will attack midnight in a contract negotiations with a major retailer.
Teamsters Union represents more than 18,000 Costco employees in the United States, less than 10 % of the company’s international labor. Union workers are located in Washington, California, New Jersey, New York and Maryland.
Team Stars Costco Matt McKaid told Katu that it was difficult to predict the effect of strike on three southwest Washington, but all Costco Drivers in Washington go to strike. If you decide … I think there is a problem. “
Katu contacted Costco through the website and corporate office on Friday afternoon and has not yet responded.
“Costco has two options. We will respect the workers facing a nationwide strike,” said Team Stars President Sean Obrien in last week’s news release. 。 “Costco’s team stars are worth a leading contract to reflect the great profits of the company.
Bloomberg News reports that Costco has raised most of the non -union’s time salary to more than $ 30 in the next three years. This applies to the top workers on the company’s wage scale. For the bottom worker, 50 cents raises $ 20.
