Costco Teamsters vote to authorize strike

Eighteen thousand Costco Teamsters are preparing to strike if a "fair contract offer" is not presented by the end of the month. Eighty-five percent of Costco Teamsters across the U.S. voted in favor of authorizing the strike, according to a Sunday press release. Tensions had been building throughout the week, as Teamsters put up several Costco-related posts on its social media."From day one, we’ve told Costco that our members won’t work a day past January 31 without a historic, industry-leading agreement," ...