{"id":2392645,"date":"2025-01-20T09:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/costco-union-workers-authorizes-strike-with-jan-31-deadline\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T14:53:20","slug":"costco-union-workers-authorizes-strike-with-jan-31-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/costco-union-workers-authorizes-strike-with-jan-31-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco union workers authorizes strike with Jan. 31 deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcostco-union-workers-authorizes-strike-with-jan-31-deadline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392645&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exposed-cnns-debate-moderators-were-in-bed-with-deep-states-fake-anti-trump-campaign\/\" title=\"EXPOSED: CNN\u2019s Debate Moderators Were In Bed With Deep State\u2019s Fake Anti-Trump Campaign\">provided\u2062 text appears<\/a> to be a snippet of\u2064 HTML code\u200d rather than a\u200b substantial article or \u200csource material that \u2062can be summarized.It includes a\u200b button labeled &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; designed to expand\u2063 or\u2064 reveal\u200b additional \u2063content when clicked. 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A group of about 18,000 unionized workers voted in favor of the move in order to negotiate pay increases, more retirement benefits, updated bereavement policies, and provisions for holidays and inclement weather.<\/p>\n<p>Teamsters negotiators have been in talks with Costco for almost a month. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Both came to an agreement about seniority rights and the shop stewards&rsquo; roles, among other things, but have clashed on these&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\">economic issues<\/a>.<\/span> The final negotiation is slated for Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our members have spoken loud and clear &mdash; Costco must deliver a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fair contract<\/a>, or they&rsquo;ll be held accountable,&rdquo; Teamsters General President Sean M. O&rsquo;Brien said in a statement. &ldquo;Costco&rsquo;s greedy executives have less than two weeks to do the right thing. If they refuse, they&rsquo;ll have no one to blame but themselves when our members go on strike.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Costco closes for a few holidays, including New Year&rsquo;s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Costco for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Practice pickets went on at various locations last week. 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