An estimated 18,000 Costco employees are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and 85% of them voted to strike.

Costco Teamsters members voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new contract don't result in a new deal by Jan. 31.

Based on a vote by 18,000 International Brotherhood of Teamsters union members who work at Costco stores across the country, they are ready to go on strike if they fail to reach a deal before January

The more than 18,000 Costco Wholesale employees represented by the Teamsters union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a nationwide strike should they not reach a new labor agreement by the end of the month.

The Teamsters union said more than 18,000 Costo workers are set to strike: “The vote is a direct result of the company’s continued failure to bargain constructively and refusal to present a

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents more than 10,000 Costco workers, authorized a nationwide strike to occur in February.

As Costco is embroiled in a controversy over its DEI policies, another battle is brewing but with 18,000 of their own employees, who may walk off the job as soon as this week.