An estimated 18,000 Costco employees are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and 85% of them voted to strike.

Despite Costco claims it has a stable “cared-for employee base,” over 18,000 employees disagree. Costco Teamsters have voted to strike on Jan. 31.

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

Thousand of Costco Teamsters across the U.S. are preparing to strike by the end of the month if the company does not present a "fair contract offer," the union says.

More than 18,000 Costco workers will be walking picket lines in less than two weeks if a labor dispute over wages and benefits is not resolved, according to the Teamsters union. Members voted by an 85% margin to authorize a strike when their current contract expires on Jan. 31, the union announced on Sunday.

Costco Teamsters have voted to authorize a strike. The vote, passed with 85% of voters in favor, acts as a push from union members for a fair contract offer as the Costco Teamsters National Master Agreement is set to expire on Jan. 31.

Teamsters said its members voted in favor of a strike as they entered a final round of talks to reach a new contract ahead of a Jan. 31 deadline.

Thousands of Costco workers could strike by February after negotiations for an updated bargaining contract continue to strain.

Across the nation, 18,000 Costco workers in the Teamsters union voted to authorize a strike as their contract will expire on Jan. 31.

Costco Teamsters authorized a nationwide strike against the national retailer over its contract for 18,000 workers.