Summary
Over 18,000 unionized Costco employees, represented by the Teamsters, voted overwhelmingly to authorize a nationwide strike if a new contract is not reached by January 31.
Workers demand “fair wages and benefits,” citing Costco’s $254 billion in annual revenue and a 135% profit increase since 2018.
Practice pickets have already begun nationwide.
Union leaders warn that failure to reach a “historic, industry-leading agreement” could result in a strike, with workers emphasizing their role as the “backbone” of the company’s success.
All employees of corporations need unions, because all corporations inherently have a motive to rob as much value from their employees as possible. And that’s the bandaid solution, not the true solution of ending capitalism.
Also, a large part of why they have it so good as is, is because they have a union. It’s like saying “we don’t need vaccines, we’re all healthy!” while forgetting that the vaccines themselves is what made health so good.