Costco is raising pay — above $30 an hour for many workers — as the deadline looms for the company to reach a new contract with its unionized employees. The powerful International Brotherhood ...

Approximately 18,000 Costco employees are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union. A semitruck for the Teamsters Local 174 at a practice picket on Jan. 23, 2025.

Costco workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters reached a tentative agreement with the wholesaler Saturday. The new contract will now go to members for a vote.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents more than 10,000 Costco workers, authorized a nationwide strike to occur in February.

Costco Teamsters members voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new contract don't result in a new deal by Jan. 31.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents more than 10,000 Costco workers, authorized a nationwide strike to occur in February.