Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike, the union said Saturday.
A worker collects shopping carts in front of a Costco warehouse on July 16, 2024, in Sheridan, Colo.
On Jan. 20, Teamsters members at Costco voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike if a new three-year contract agreement wasn’t reached by midnight Friday, when the current contract expired.Union members wanted the Issaquah, Washington, company to make a contract offer that reflects its sales and profit growth. Costco’s revenue rose 5% to $254 billion in its most recent fiscal year, which ended Sept. 1. The company reported net income of $7.36 billion, double its profit in 2019.
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