Costco Teamsters vote to authorize US-wide strike

SEATTLE, Washington: Teamsters said on January 19 that its members at U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale voted in favor of a nationwide strike, as they reached a final round of talks on a new contract ahead of a January 31 deadline.

The union, which represents more than 18,000 workers at Costco, said 85 percent of its members voted to authorize a strike.

"The vote is a direct result of the company's continued